In his book Night, Mr. Elie Wiesel shares his experiences about the camps and the cruelty with which all Jews were treated at that time. In fact, he describes how he was beaten and neglected by SS officers on numerous occasions. There are very few cases where decent humans are thrown into certain conditions where they are treated unfairly and cruelly. Mr. Wiesel experienced this situation several times while he was in the camps. Yet he did not act, becoming a bully himself, while others were constantly turning into bullies themselves. Mr. Wiesel was beaten in a horribly gruesome manner, but for his safety, he decided to do nothing. There were many other positions in which Mr. Wiesel was abused, malnourished and could easily have abandoned his father but did not. For example, in chapter four of the book, Mr. Wiesel describes how the Kapo, Idek, in his block had a bad temper and he sometimes lashed out at Elie. In fact, as Mr. Wiesel says: “One day, when Idek was in one of his frenzied fits, I got in his way. He lunged at me like a wild animal, hit me in the chest and head, threw me to the ground and picked me up again, his blows becoming more and more violent, until let me be covered in blood” (Wiesel 50). In other words, Mr. Wiesel says he was just working, doing what he was supposed to do, but because Idek was angry, he took it out on Elie. Now, people may think that Elijah could have done something, like fight back, but that would make him become a bully, which is something he didn't want to become. Furthermore, if he had fought back, not only would he have been a bully, but he would have exhausted his strength and could have been killed or died. Seeing this, there were other events where Mr. Wiesel and his...... middle of paper ......read. Again, Mr. Wiesel avoided this by deciding not to even try to fight over food. Although the worst brutality would be to knowingly and willingly abandon family members such as mothers, sisters, fathers and brothers, any family member for that matter. Yes, the prisoners had to survive on their own, but it can help them overcome the pain and fear knowing that their family is still alive. This probably helped Elie because no matter what happened, he always tried to stay with his father to help him keep at least a little humanity. Therefore, all this proves is that when forced and thrown into horrible situations with cruel treatment, decent human beings may come out less honest than they were, but they do not become bullies at all. Works Cited Wiesel, Elie and Marion Wiesel. Night. New York, NY: Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. Print.