Describe how Elie's life was at age 12.

Ar twelve, Elie was happily ensconced in his home with his family..... all together, all safe, and all without need. His greatest desire is to study the cabbala, something his father feels he is too young for, but something that with Moche's help he begins to do. The Wiesel's family life revolves around the synagogue. They live in a close knit community.