Elie Wiesel Loss Of Faith In Night
When six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, it would seem miraculous for one to live and tell their tale. The memoir Night by Elie Wiesel tells the story of a young Jewish boy that was brought to Auschwitz in 1944. After witnessing and experiencing all the horrors of the camp, he unbelievably made it out alive and shared his experiences with the world through his award-winning novel. In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie, the main character, is affected by the events in the book as he loses his faith in religion, his individuality, and his humanity.
Throughout all the crucibles Elie was put through, he started to lose faith in his religion. On page 67, Elie thinks to himself, “Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled.” At this time, Elie was feeling anger towards God for letting the Jews be victims of the Holocaust, and he becomes unsure of …show more content…
After a man advised him to stop helping his father, Elie thought, “Too late to save your old father… You could have two rations of bread, two rations of soup” (page 111). Although he feels guilty afterward, the consideration he gave the thought hints at a fall from humanity. Later, when Elie was liberated, the only thing on his mind was food. “From time to time I would dream. But only about soup, an extra ration of soup,” he explains (page 113). This food obsession shows that Elie went from a human with feelings and sympathy to becoming emotionally numb.
Throughout the novel, Night, by Elie Wiesel, protagonist Elie goes through many changes. As a result of all of the incidents that occur in and around him, he loses his religion, individuality, and humanity. Elie goes from a healthy, devout, aspiring young man to a detached, ill, and cynical person. The existence of the Holocaust strikes an emotion in everyone, but what it did to its real victims was impactful on a truly unimaginable
Throughout all the crucibles Elie was put through, he started to lose faith in his religion. On page 67, Elie thinks to himself, “Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled.” At this time, Elie was feeling anger towards God for letting the Jews be victims of the Holocaust, and he becomes unsure of …show more content…
After a man advised him to stop helping his father, Elie thought, “Too late to save your old father… You could have two rations of bread, two rations of soup” (page 111). Although he feels guilty afterward, the consideration he gave the thought hints at a fall from humanity. Later, when Elie was liberated, the only thing on his mind was food. “From time to time I would dream. But only about soup, an extra ration of soup,” he explains (page 113). This food obsession shows that Elie went from a human with feelings and sympathy to becoming emotionally numb.
Throughout the novel, Night, by Elie Wiesel, protagonist Elie goes through many changes. As a result of all of the incidents that occur in and around him, he loses his religion, individuality, and humanity. Elie goes from a healthy, devout, aspiring young man to a detached, ill, and cynical person. The existence of the Holocaust strikes an emotion in everyone, but what it did to its real victims was impactful on a truly unimaginable