Elie's Loss Of Innocence In The Holocaust

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The Holocaust caused a loss of innocence. Many children or young teens went in with innocence and if they survived, they came out will hardly any innocence. Elie learned that you can’t be nice all the time and that if you want something you actually have to fight for it. He learned that within this tragic event you can’t stay friendly and give someone a little bread because you feel sorry for them; you have to save everything for yourself and yourself only. Elie was innocent at one time, he never had to really fight for anything he wanted, he just got it if they had the money. But, after he was forced to the camp he had to fight for everything. He would see his own father get beat and not think anything of it. All of them had to be selfish

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