Religion In Night By Elie Wiesel

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The theme that challenging times reveal one’s true values and beliefs is expressed in Elie Wiesel’s book “Night” by using the motif of religion and faith. For example, Elie admits his change of faith by saying “The student of Talmud, the Child I was, had been consumed by the flames. All that was left was a shape that resembles me. My soul had been invaded - and devoured - by a black flame.” Worshipping God had once been Elie Wiesel’s focal point to his entire life, his greatest desire was to devote his entire life to Him. Once witnessing the horrors of the concentration camp, Wiesel lost his faith in both God and the notion that life was all about becoming closer to God. Elie Wiesel acknowledges is most pivotal moment in his life later on

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