Adversity And Devastation In Night By Elie Wiesel

The holocaust was a devastating time in history that affected many people. The main character and author of the book Night witnessed the horror of the holocaust first hand from 1942 to 1945. Depending on the person and what they have personally been through their reactions to their faith can change drastically. Adversity and devastation can have different effects on people because they react differently, just because someone reacts one way does not mean everyone will react the same way. The reason people are strengthened or destroyed by adversity, depends on their personal experiences, how they view things, and the people around them. There are different reasons that Elie responded the way he did, his personal experiences, how people viewed things and the people around him. His …show more content…
Before he was put into concentration camps, Elie, along with his entire town, were very optimistic about the war, because they thought the war was going to end shortly. Towards the beginning of the book Elie’s father talks about how the yellow stars of David that was mandatory for all Jewish people to wear wouldn’t kill anyone, but they foreshadowed how the jewish community would be treated in the future. One of the first things that started to eat away at Elie’s faith was when he was separated from his mother and youngest sister and mother, not knowing that that would be the last time he would see them. Another puncture in his faith was when he was stripped of all of his clothing and valuables like they were useless dogs. Elie’s faith was then hit with another bombshell when the young pipel of the Oberkapo of the fifty second Cable Kommando was hung for stashing weapons. The final piece of his faith was crushed when his father died in front of him. After Elie finally lost his faith he looked at the world very pessimistically. Through all the death and destruction he witnessed in the concentration