In the story The Watch by Elie Weisel, the author tells his story about how he berried his watch and then sent to a concentration camp with his family. And after coming back after 20 years to get back his watch, then puts it it back because it brings back his tragic memories and the past: “the watch might recover its luster, its memory of the past.” (page 223) so he rebarries the watch and walks away from his memories, as he walks away from his watch “the sun was rising and I was still walking through the empty streets and alleys.” (page. 224) To say that he is staring a new life.

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