In chapter 5 eli has overcome a lot of obstacle, such as overcoming the selection, and overcoming the loss of a body part. But the author eli goes through a lot of grief and mentions it all throughout the book. One of the biggest griefs eli has gone through was the separation of his sister and mother. Eli was exposed to so many horrifying events in the camp, he saw children burned, people hanged, and families separated from one another. Most of the things that eli has experienced affected him, for example one way that affected him was his beliefs and faith. But one thing