This short novel follows the experiences of a very religious 15 year old boy's experiences from his small village in Sighet in Transylvania through the horrors of hte concentration camps. At the beginning of the book the main character Elie is immersed in his idylliv small village life and his religious studies. This main religious teacher in the Jewish religion is Moshe the beadle. He forcasted what was to happen but no body believed him. Sort of similar the biblical times.There ares several instances in the book where there is a break down in hte human relationship. Sometimes its a loss of death, sometimes a loss of life, and sometimes a loss of faith ...
