Faith In Eliezer Wiesel's Night

At first Eliezer seemed devoted to his faith. “By day I studied Talmud and by night I would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the Temple.” Eliezer has spent most his day surrounded by the practices of his faith. In the day, he states that he studies religious works and at night he says he would cry over the corruption of the Temple. “I cried because…because something inside me felt the need to cry.” It was clear that Eliezer is moved so much by religious works that he actually cries. Eliezer was so devoted to his religion that he wanted to learn more about the Kabbalah, however, it was his father that disapproved because of the fact Eliezer was too young. It is clear that Elazar has a strong will to learn more about his religion
After having witnessed the crimes that took place in Auschwitz, such as babies being thrown in the crematoria, Eliezer’s faith began to break, he seems to have lost all hope in god and life. “The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent. What was there to thank him for?” Eliezer seems to have developed hate towards God, he seems confused and hurt by the fact that God allowed the ones who have worshiped him to be burned on his
I believed that Eliezer would have used his faith to his advantage and use his faith as a comfort; a way to raise his spirits, something to turn to. However, the author foreshadowed the soon to be broken faith, by writing about the crimes he has witnessed. It seems that Eliezer’s faith was not the only on to have been broken. Even Moishe seems to have drifted from the path of god; for when he returned to Sighet, he didn’t talk about the Kabbalah; only about the horrible crimes he had witnessed. I never had my faith tested, I don’t know how I would have reacted had I been in Eliezer’s position, I can only sympathize with the author as the author goes through his dark journey. I would never imagine abandoning faith, so I can also sympathize with the feeling of guilt that Eliezer experienced when he questioned god; and in the and it seems that the author abandons that guilt for