Survival and Sacrifice

In the chapter "Death" we get to read about a very interesting exchange of dialog and action. In this chapter we read that Elijah says to Xavier " We both cant leave this place" It was at this moment in the book that i knew that Elijah was refering to survival of the fittest. We read about the struggle between Xavier and Elijah and how Xavier overpowers Elijah and ends up strangeling him. This part in the book shows that the war is all about survival of the fittest. Even though Elijah and Xavier had been very good friends, they were quick to turn on each other when it came to who would live. If Xavier wouldnt have killed Elijah then he would have been killed and the book would have ended differently. Xaver made a huge sacrifice by killing Elijah that ended up saving Xavier.