“I will never forget that night, the first night in the camp, which turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed…” (Wiesel 32 ) Livia-Bitton Jackson wrote a novel based on her personal experience, I Have Lived a Thousand Years. Elli was a victim of the Holocaust and her only companion was her mother. Together, they fought against hunger, abuse and much more. By carefully examining the themes, the audience was able to understand how much purpose the author had when she wrote this novel. Additionally, by seeing each theme, the audience could see what the author was attacking and why. In depicting the plight of millions of Holocaust victims, Livia-Bitton Jackson explores powerful themes of the will to survive, faith and racism. The will to survive is a theme in this story and manifests itself in almost every situation. This was first demonstrated when Laura showed Elli a small pond in the ghetto and how they drank dirty water to quench their thirst. Additionally, Jackson might be trying to say that if someone wants to subsist (like them); they will have to make sacrifices to live. However, because of their hunger, they looked like animals. For example, it's a quote between Elli and her mother in the ghetto. “Mom, there’s a worm on your spoon!…” “That’s absurd, they’re not worms. Eat and leave me alone. (Jackson 102-103). His mother was blind from the worms and only saw the soup and did not want to see the truth. Jackson is trying to prove that virtually everyone has become uncivilized because of their desire to survive, because the Jews are in a place where they treat them like animals, and what's more, if they are in a place like that - there, they are no longer civilized. . In short, anyone who wants to... middle of paper ......der feels sympathy for the Jews, and feels hatred toward the Nazis. Finally, racism is a situation that cannot go away because people still feel hatred towards each other, like in the Holocaust situation. Finally, after analyzing the themes, the will to survive, faith and racism in Jackson's book, his illustration of the victims of the Holocaust and their choices made him want people to understand what they lived. If anyone enjoys reading about the Holocaust, this book is the right choice for its vivid images and better understanding of the Holocaust, allowing you (the reader) to enter the book and experience it. Works Cited Jackson, Livia Bitton. I have lived a thousand years: I grew up in the Holocaust. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster for Young Readers, 1997. Print. Wiesel, Elie. Night. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1999. Print.