Night By Elie Wiesel Character Analysis

In the novel Night, Elie Wiesel and his father were held captive in many concentration camps he had to face many conflicts; some with other Jews but mainly with himself. Being in a situation like this really had an impact on Wiesel, countless times he was faced with tough decisions. One of the most prominent internal conflicts throughout the novel Night is, Wiesel’s inner struggle to maintain a relationship with God. In the beginning of the novel the reader can pick up right away that Wiesel and his family are religious, however, it is very prevalent that Wiesel does not know why he truly believes in God. Like many teenagers, we follow what our parents do and believe without any question. For example Wiesel’s father asks him “why do you
Once Wiesel and his father were separated from his mother and sister he could tell that his father would not be the same. The concentration camps have stripped away his manhood and left a shell of his former self. Many other jews told Wiesel hat he needs to let his father go if he wants to survive in the camp. However, he did not listen to him, his love for his father was too strong that he could not let him go. And who could blame him, he is all that he has left. His father is the only thing that is a reflection of his former life. Until one day Wiesel felt that he loses his sense of self, his father was getting beaten but he stood there and just watched. He later had much remorse for what he did, he could not believe that he has changed so much.(39) Later in the novel his father became weaker and weaker and started to become a burden on him, this caused Wiesel to contemplate if his father is even worth it anymore. Wiesel’s father got in trouble with the Kapo and was beaten yet this time Wiesel’s anger was focused on his father and not the Kapo. (54) He started to blame his father, like it was his fault that he was getting beaten. The concentration camps have changed Wiesel into a person he could hardly recognize