Chapters 8 & 9.

I thought Elie's father was going to live too. But it did not surprise me that he felt relieved after knowing his father passed. I mean, sons killed their own dads to get a crumb of bread. At least Elie didn't kill his father. I don't think Elie's father would have made it anyway, he was so sick. And it was sort of a mixed feeling when the tanks came through because they were finally free, but maybe the Nazis in other concentration camps were going to kill off as many Jews as possible before the tanks got to where they were?

It was so sad when his father died. I wouldnt be able to go on either cause i would feel so lonely. When they came and took his fathers body i think he was already dead or they thought he was dead because i dont think the germans would waste there time with someone that was still alive. Odly enough, it didnt bother me when elie started to think about the personal benefits from his fathers death because now he can start thinking about how he can survive until liberation. I was completely relieved when the americans came and, like you said, if only his father could have made it a little longer. I also want to see what happened to his sister and mother.

It was sad however though but the way we say would feel isnt what he is feeling because he didnt think twice about his father when he woke up without him living. I was also happy for them when they saw the american tank and was glad that the book was over because most of the chapters were hard to read because of the things happeing. Elie must had a hard time writing this and reliving the things he remember and the faces he saw and wont forget that that was the last time he saw those faces and some were horrible thoughts.