"I am too old, my son," he answered. "Too old to start a new life. Too old to start from scratch in some distant land..." (Wiesel 9). What does Elie's father mean when he says this? What is his purpose in saying this to Elie?

He is sayin he is too old to start all over again im assuming too old to change the way he goes about things. The purpose of saying this to Elie maybe too set an example or too show that he couldn't even if he wanted to.

Explanation:

following gollum to the back entrance

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