The Holocaust will forever be known as one of the greatest genocides ever recorded in history. 11 million died and 6 million of the deceased were Jews. The concentration camps where prisoners were held were considered the closest thing you could find to a living hell. It is not surprising that the men, women and children present were afraid. You were considered lucky to have a family member by your side. Elie Wiesel was considered one of those men, because he had his father working side by side with him. In the memoir Night, by Elie Wiesel, a boy and his father were sentenced to a concentration camp located in Poland. In the concentration camps, having your family members with you can be a great blessing, but also a burden. Elie Wiesel shows that the relationship with his father was the strength that kept the boy alive, but it was also the main weakness. Before Elie Wiesel and his father were deported, they did not have a significant relationship. They simply acknowledge each other's existence and that's it. Wiesel recalls how his father rarely showed emotion while living in Sighet, Transylvania. When they are deported, Wiesel isn't sure what to expect. He explains: “My hand moved to my father's arm. I had one thought: don't lose it. So as not to be left alone” (Wiesel 27). Once he and his father arrive at Auschwitz, the boy who has never felt a close bond with his father suddenly realizes that he cannot lose him, no matter what. This realization is something that will impact Wiesel for the rest of his time at camp. Wiesel says that in many cases, while in the camp, the only thing that keeps him going is his father. Wiesel is never truly alone. Even after losing his faith, his father proves that he... middle of paper... does. He obviously gave up on his father. Wiesel feels a sense of freedom after his father's death. Identify: “Maybe I would finally find something like freedom!” (Wiesel 106). It will no longer be necessary to take care of two people; he can finally only worry about himself.Wiesel and his father have put their family bond to the test during their stay. It's amazing how such terrible conditions can bring people together in unimaginable ways. Before Wiesel arrived, he had never done much towards his father. While they were at camp, Wiesel couldn't bear to be without his father. Wiesel is surprised to see how the camp has changed his father. He remembers how one of the first nights in camp he saw his father cry for the first time. Wiesel's relationship with his father had such an impact on Wiesel, that he named his son after his father.