How unfortunate it must be to face so many tragic and scary moments in one's life. This is the case for Elie Wiesel. He has faced and survived the Holocaust and a deadly accident. Wiesel's memoir, Day, begins all loopty do but with some awkwardness. It's a good day in New York and he is with his girl friend who seems to be a little self centered. When I say a little I mean a lot. He does whatever she says and tries to say "I love you" to her as much as he can. The only problem is that it is as if he only says it to get her to shut up. They walk past Time Square on their way to a movie when BOOM! The unthinkable happens! A cab hits Wiesel and sends him flying! He says that he doesn't remember whether he heard "the grotesque screeching of brakes or the shrill scream of a woman" (9) first. Although it's a true story, it seems a bit cliche. It's a nice day in New York. The couple is having a semi nice moment, and then out of no where the person gets hit by a car. If you have seen The Vow or Grey's Anatomy you know what I'm talking about.
It seems as if his life was written by a scriptwriter who specializes in traumatic events. He stays in a comma for five days, survives two deadly surgeries, and fights off a deadly fever. On top of that, there is a weird tension between him and his doctor as soon as they meet. After exchanging a few words, "the doctor continues to look at" him "closely, very closely. A strange gleam- perhaps a strange shadow- was in his eyes. Suddenly" his "heart jumped. Frightened," he "thought: he knows something." (14-15) It would not surprise me if the doctor ended up being his long lost Holocaust friend. What could the doc possibly know? Could the numbers on his wrist possibly have given the doctor a clue about something? Only time will tell. Only one thing is absolutely clear. His life until this point has been incredibly unfortunate. It must suck to suck.
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