Night Conflict Examples

Madame Schachter’s family was deported and now she is insane, having nightmares about fires

person vs. self

Jewish community against the Nazi’s

person vs. society

The Final Solution/Genocide against the Jewish community during the Holocaust

person vs. fate or person vs. society

Some people were against Madame Schacter because of her insanity

person vs. person

It was very hot outside while the Jewish citizens were sent to the ghettos and were waiting on the train.

person vs. nature

Elie is doubting his faith in God and whether he is doing an justice. Elie questions God, wondering if he should be thankful for Him or not.

person vs. self

Elie did not say anything when his dad was getting beat up. He was not moving, he did nothing, only staring. He even questions himself about what had happened to him.

person vs self

The SS officers gave an order for the men to be separated from the women. Thanks to them, Elie and his dad never find them aging, they are being separated forever.

person vs. society

Standing in the icy wind outside

person vs. nature

Elie tries to find a mentor teacher to continue growing his Jewish faith.

person vs. self

Elie notices that he wants to separate himself from his father who is being beaten and is having trouble marching with the group. He struggles with his responsibility to his father as his only family left.

person vs. self

Idek beats Elie

person vs. person

The dentist wants to pull Elie’s gold tooth—later Franek wants to do the same

person vs. person

The prisoners share their grief and deep sadness when the child (pipel)is hung in the gallows in front of all the other prisoners. Their collective sadness and anger grows.

person vs. society

Had Elie decided to stay in the hospital for his foot, he would have been freed by the Russian Army within two days.

person vs. fate

Elie and the other prisoners are faced to run through the snow and cold for over 42 miles during the evacuation

person vs. person and person vs. nature

Many of the prisoners freeze to death during the evacuation of Buna

person vs. nature

The men beat and strangle each other on the train for scraps of bread thrown at them by the Germans

person vs. person

A man tries to strangle Elie in his sleep, he is helped by his father and Mier Katz

person vs. person

Akiba Drumer chooses to go to the crematory once he has fully given up on his faith.

person vs. self

Of the 100 people that boarded the train during the final evacuation from Gleiwitz, only 12 remain when the train stops at Buchenwald.

person vs. fate

Elie’s father has dysentery

person vs. nature

The resistance movement took over the camp and the SS officers fled

person vs. society