I really admire Elisha for his both his strong faith in him and strong intuition in his beliefs. I have realized that throughout this book, he has always tried to overcome his inner-demon, I would say. The reason I say this is because he always converses with his peers and with the reader of how he has been afraid of so many things throughout his lifetime. Back to the beginning of the book, he constantly talked about how his fear of the dark affected his daily life, even when people like the beggar told him not to be. In chapter 5, he became afraid to even give a prisoner food. I think it was because he did not feel pity towards the prisoner, but remorse if he did give food; even though the prisoner told Elisha he was starving. Although Elisha did not conquer all his fears by the end of the novel, it was still clear to me that he was striving to overcome them as much as he could.
Elisha’s strong intuition in himself really showed and grew throughout the novel; which I also greatly appreciate. Right when Elisha got out from the concentration camps, all he wanted to focus on was his study of Philosophy and of God. He had so many questions in his mind about God, and really strived to learn about him; even when he was with Gad and the rest of the terrorist group. Abby, when you explained how he was not afraid of killing anyone, I think it was because he knew that it was his job and was the only way to get the English out of Palestine; his home country.
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