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Why was elie ashamed forever?

At the end of the book he said this

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When he couldn't find his father, he suddenly thought that if he didn't find him he'd be relieved of the responsibility to look out for him, and he could focus all of his strength on taking caring of himself.......... it was a momentary though that would make him feel ashamed forever.

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