To Kill a Mockingbird

What are some differences and similarities between the relationship of Elie Wiesel and his father in the book, Night, and the relationship between Scout and Atticus in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird?

What are some differences and similarities between the relationship of Elie Wiesel and his father in the book, Night, and the relationship between Scout and Atticus in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird? In Night, you read about the relationship between Elie and his father. In To Kill a Mockingbird, you read about the important relationship between Scout and her father

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Scout is relating the story as an adult but through the lens and voice of her child self. Scout is about six years old when the novel begins. By the end of the novel, she's eight years old. Her relationship with Atticus is close. Although Atticus isn't a traditional parent in Maycomb, the relationship can be considered normative to cultural expectations. Atticus would gently teach Scout about life through discussion and gentle exposure to the harsh realities of life. Although Eli wasn't especially close with his father, he does care for him through the whole holocaust ordeal. It is difficult to compare anything about these two texts because the experience and context are so different. Eli and his father were trying to survive in a death camp while Scout and Atticus lived in a stable domestic situation. Scout did and Atticus were never experiencing imminent torture and death while Elie and his father were always close to torture and death.