Analysis Of Night By Elie Wiesel
Night
Traumatic. Horrifying. Life changing. In the memoir Night by Elie Weisel he tells about the struggles Elie went through. The torture he suffered in the concentration camps during the holocaust. From losing his family, being beaten, starved, and worked to death at only 15 years old. Although one of Elie's biggest loss was his faith. In Night Elie's faith goes from strong, to questioning his beliefs, to having anger towards God.
In the beginning Elie's faith was strong, he would pray everyday. If he was not praying, then he was at the synagogue. He wanted his father to find someone to help him study the Kabbalah, even though he was too young. One day his father asked him why he prayed and Elie responded, "Why did I pray? Strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breathe?"(Weisel4) Most people think of praying as something one does when in trouble or when you are able to. Elie thinks of praying as a way of life, at first. …show more content…
Later Elie and his family were taken to a concentration camp.
A couple days in there and Elie started questioning his beliefs. Some of the men in there still spoke of God, they thought he was testing their strength. They thought it'll be over soon, as for Elie he began to have his doubts. "I was not denying his existence, but I doubted his absolute justice"(Weisel45). Elie knew God exists but he was curious why he chose jews out of all people to be tortured, just for their beliefs.
Towards the end of the story Elie has anger towards God. On the eve of Rosh Hashana after the meal was served everyone was waiting for a prayer before eating. Elie looked around and saw all the prisoners, he got angry with God. "But look at these men whom you've betrayed, allowing them to be tortured, slaughtered, gassed and burned, what do they do? They pray before you"(Weisel68). Elie is angry he blames god for not helping them. He blames God for all those people that were killed and
cremated.
After the holocaust Elie had anger towards God, although in the beginning his faith was strong, before he ever started questioning his beliefs. Even though in Sighet Elie would pray everyday and wanted to study the Kabbalah. After being in the camps for a while he started to doubt his faith. Elie questioned God asking him why he won't help. Then towards the end Elie was angry with God, he was angry he let all those people die including his family. Hopefully in the future there is never such a traumatic and life changing event, that makes anyone doubt their faith.
Traumatic. Horrifying. Life changing. In the memoir Night by Elie Weisel he tells about the struggles Elie went through. The torture he suffered in the concentration camps during the holocaust. From losing his family, being beaten, starved, and worked to death at only 15 years old. Although one of Elie's biggest loss was his faith. In Night Elie's faith goes from strong, to questioning his beliefs, to having anger towards God.
In the beginning Elie's faith was strong, he would pray everyday. If he was not praying, then he was at the synagogue. He wanted his father to find someone to help him study the Kabbalah, even though he was too young. One day his father asked him why he prayed and Elie responded, "Why did I pray? Strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breathe?"(Weisel4) Most people think of praying as something one does when in trouble or when you are able to. Elie thinks of praying as a way of life, at first. …show more content…
Later Elie and his family were taken to a concentration camp.
A couple days in there and Elie started questioning his beliefs. Some of the men in there still spoke of God, they thought he was testing their strength. They thought it'll be over soon, as for Elie he began to have his doubts. "I was not denying his existence, but I doubted his absolute justice"(Weisel45). Elie knew God exists but he was curious why he chose jews out of all people to be tortured, just for their beliefs.
Towards the end of the story Elie has anger towards God. On the eve of Rosh Hashana after the meal was served everyone was waiting for a prayer before eating. Elie looked around and saw all the prisoners, he got angry with God. "But look at these men whom you've betrayed, allowing them to be tortured, slaughtered, gassed and burned, what do they do? They pray before you"(Weisel68). Elie is angry he blames god for not helping them. He blames God for all those people that were killed and
cremated.
After the holocaust Elie had anger towards God, although in the beginning his faith was strong, before he ever started questioning his beliefs. Even though in Sighet Elie would pray everyday and wanted to study the Kabbalah. After being in the camps for a while he started to doubt his faith. Elie questioned God asking him why he won't help. Then towards the end Elie was angry with God, he was angry he let all those people die including his family. Hopefully in the future there is never such a traumatic and life changing event, that makes anyone doubt their faith.