Elie watched his father get beat, his father was getting beat because the guads thought he was not working hard enough and wanted to wipe him into shape. Elie wanted to kill the guards but he did not due to his fathers request. The guards than saw the gold crown in Elies mouth and they wanted it. He knew with out the gold crown he could not eat,the guy had told him if he did not give him the crown it would cost him much more. Elie wanted revenge but his father would not let him. Elie was then beaten himself, he gotten hit twenty-four times and after he felt very week and could not move. Elie could only hope for help but no matter how bad it hurt he stuck throw it all and kept moving forword. I could only begin to imagine how he felt. I know if it was me I would take it like he did so I would not be as weak as other people were.