After seeing a son beat his father, Eliezer prays that he will never treat his father the same way. How is eleizer treating his father after they are sent tot he blocks? What glimpse does sthe reader have of eliezer's internal conflict?

When Eliezer finds his father while standing in the coffee line at the blocks, his father is feverish and is unbelievably grateful when Eliezer brings him a cup of coffee. Later on, Eliezer's father tells him that the guards are refusing to feed the sick because they think they will die soon anyway. Eliezer unwillingly gives him the rest of his soup and realizes that he is no better than Rabbi Eliahou's son.