uld be sent to the crematory. Elie knew his father might not pass,hethought he might not even pass because of his foot condition. Elie had to getsurgery on his foot because it became badly swollen from a puss buildup andfaced amputation but the doctors at the camp caught the problem in time andcorrected it with the surgery. With the Russian's attack on theconcentration camp the Jews were issued as much clothing as they would need toface the bitterness of the cold to march to the next concentration camp tosteer clear of the Russians. As Jews were forced to flee the camp people werebeing trampled on and killed because the officers were forcing them to runfaster and if anyone was to stop they would be shot on the spot. WithElie's foot conditions he was unsure if he was able to make the journey,he was just recovering from surgery and with no shoe on he reopened his wound.Blood flowed into the white snow as he ran alongside his father who urged himto keep running. The pain soon left his mind because he could not concentrateon that anymore; all he cared about was making it to the next camp alongsidehis father. On the way many of his friends and colleagues were shot becausethey were not able to keep up with the rest of the group. They stoppedrunningand the officers without thinking shot one after another. Everyone felt thepain and the sorrow of their friends being shot but they knew they had to moveon or they would be next. The gate to the new concentration camp was near,they made the march. It was more of a triumph for the Jews because now theycould rest and get the attention they needed if they were wounded. They wereglad just to be alive and to make it through everyone being trampled on.Elie's father became very ill and was not able to make another march toanother concentration camp if they had to leave again. As he begged his sonfor water a soldier told him to keep quiet but he paid no mind to the soldier.The soldier cracked him over the h...
