Night How The Holocaust Brainwashed El
Avirath Dodabele
Mr. Wissinger
English 1
November 28, 2014
Night: How the Holocaust Brainwashed Elie Wiesel
“... any anger I felt at that moment was directed, not against Kapo, but against my father. I was angry with him, for not knowing how to avoid Idek’s outbreak. That is what concentration camp life had made of me.” These are the words that Elie Wiesel used in his memoir, Night, to describe how his experiences in the concentration camps of WWII forever changed the way he saw the world. . Throughout their time in the camps, several Jews suffered and experienced horrific events, and many of them weren’t lucky enough to survive. Elie Wiesel, a teenage boy who survived the holocaust, lost his faith many times throughout the memoir. As a result, he lost touch with his identity, which had always been rooted in his faith. Wiesel was a devout Jewish believer, which means he looked to God to protect him and the people he loved. Before he was forced to leave his home, Wiesel studied Talmud and would often go to the Synagogue. However, events in the concentration camps caused him to feel angry with God. He felt abandoned and hopeless. Without a sense that God cared, Wiesel no longer identified as a Jew.
It didn’t take long for Wiesel to realize that he had lost his faith and that god was no longer with him. Before the Nazis took Wiesel away, he was a strong believer in the Jewish faith and he studied Talmud and Kabbalah even though his father told him that he was too young. The Holocaust took ahold of his faith and crushed it little by little throughout the duration of the memoir. The first time Wiesel started to feel skeptical about God was after the first selection. Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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Another thing that Elie lost was his faith. Elie was a unique and curious kid who wanted to learn more about his religion without avail. In order to progress in the learning of his religion, he had
Mr. Wissinger
English 1
November 28, 2014
Night: How the Holocaust Brainwashed Elie Wiesel
“... any anger I felt at that moment was directed, not against Kapo, but against my father. I was angry with him, for not knowing how to avoid Idek’s outbreak. That is what concentration camp life had made of me.” These are the words that Elie Wiesel used in his memoir, Night, to describe how his experiences in the concentration camps of WWII forever changed the way he saw the world. . Throughout their time in the camps, several Jews suffered and experienced horrific events, and many of them weren’t lucky enough to survive. Elie Wiesel, a teenage boy who survived the holocaust, lost his faith many times throughout the memoir. As a result, he lost touch with his identity, which had always been rooted in his faith. Wiesel was a devout Jewish believer, which means he looked to God to protect him and the people he loved. Before he was forced to leave his home, Wiesel studied Talmud and would often go to the Synagogue. However, events in the concentration camps caused him to feel angry with God. He felt abandoned and hopeless. Without a sense that God cared, Wiesel no longer identified as a Jew.
It didn’t take long for Wiesel to realize that he had lost his faith and that god was no longer with him. Before the Nazis took Wiesel away, he was a strong believer in the Jewish faith and he studied Talmud and Kabbalah even though his father told him that he was too young. The Holocaust took ahold of his faith and crushed it little by little throughout the duration of the memoir. The first time Wiesel started to feel skeptical about God was after the first selection. Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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Another thing that Elie lost was his faith. Elie was a unique and curious kid who wanted to learn more about his religion without avail. In order to progress in the learning of his religion, he had