After being led into a group Elli thought for sure would be shot, and surviving, there were multiple questions Elli had. She had to fight everyday to not only keep herself alive but her mother as well. She had to do much more than live, she had to survive. Elli’s outlook on her life changed rather quickly the more time she spent in the camps. Unfortunately, there are time when people have to face death as well. It is human nature to become used to a routine a way of life that is appealing and comfortable. What she did not seem to realize was that she would have to do much more than survive. Elli thought three weeks was too long to try and survive in the dreadful camps. It’s impossible to survive this much longer” (Bitton-Jackson 95). By then the war will be over, and we’ll be free. Elli continued to worry about her looks when she was marched through the dirt and dust of the camps. She was not ready for the treatment or way of life the camps would give her. Her story reveals how evil humans can be, but also how easily humanity can replace its morals and become …show more content… Elli's elegant poetry and alluring daydreams were put to a halt when she was forced into multiple concentration camps. Elli, who is just a young girl when she is captured, deals with both life and death and faith.
Elli Friedman is the main character in this memoir, and her family and she are subjected to the evils of the Holocaust. However simple these three words may seem, they are more complex than any human could possibly perceive them to be. In the memoir “I Have Lived a Thousand Years” by Livia Bitton-Jackson, life, death, and faith are all aspect of humanity that the main characters of this memoir had to deal with.
It is all human nature to live and die and have faith.
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