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became as weak as the Rabbi. He decides that he would
never leave his father, even if staying with him would be the cause of
his death.

The German forces are so adept at breaking the spirits of the
Jews that we can see the effects throughout Elie's novel. Elie's faith
in God, above all other things, is strong at the onset of the novel,
but grows weaker as it goes on. We see this when Elie's father
politely asks the gypsy where the lavoratories are. Not only does the
gypsy not grace his father with a response, but he also delivers a
blow to his head that sent him to the floor. Elie watches the entire
exhibition, but doesn't even blink. He realizes that nothing, not even
his faith in God, can save him from the physical punishment that would
await him if he tried to counterattack the gypsy. If the gypsy's
attack had come just one day earlier, Elie probably would have struck
back. However, the effect of the spiritual beating by the ...

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