Question: Part V: Passage Reading. When | woke up, it was daylight. That is when | remembered that | had a father. During the alert, |

Part V: Passage Reading. \"When | woke up, it was daylight. That is when | remembered that | had a father. During the alert, | had followed the mob, not taking care of him. | knew he was running out of strength, close to death, and yet | had abandoned him. | went to look for him. Yet at the same time a thought crept into my mind: If only | didn't find him! If only | were relieved of this responsibility, | could use all my strength to fight for my own survival, to take care only of myself... Instantly, | felt ashamed, ashamed of myself forever. | walked for hours without finding him. Then | came to a block where they were distributing black \"coffee.\" People stood in line, quarreled. A plaintive voice came from behind me: 'Eliezer, my son.. bring me... a little coffee...\" | ran toward him. 'Father! I've been looking for you for so long... Where were you? Did you sleep? How are you feeling?' He seemed to be burning with fever. | fought my way to the coffee cauldron like a wild beast. And | succeeded in bringing back a cup. | took one gulp. The rest was for him. | shall never forget the gratitude that shone in his eyes when he swallowed this beverage. The gratitude of a wounded animal.\" What is the primary inner conflict Elie is experiencing in this passage? Elie has conflicted feelings of both guilt and gratitude towards his father. zaidin Elie genuinely wants to take care of his sick father but guiltily recognizes that his father has become a burden to his own survival. Elie desperately wants his father to live but he knows this is unlikely under the harsh, unimaginable circumstances. Elie wants to save his father from certain death but knows he will be unable no matter what steps he takes. [Mele ane media Skip

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