Elie And His Father's Relationship Analysis

Throughout the Holocaust, Elie changes in many ways, one of which is his relationship with his father. Elie and his father are disconnected at first, his father doesn't show emotions at home and doesn't talk to his own family much. He also doesn't approve of Elies determination to study the Kabbalah. Later the Nazis abuse his father and, though he does not react he feels a desire to “sink my nails into the criminal’s flesh” (37) to defend his father. While celebrating New Year's, in the camp, Elie and his father are so glad to be together “Never before had we understood each other so clearly” (69). I think this is high point of Elie and his father. They are so closely connected, that the only reason to keep on living is for each other. Shortly …show more content…
Elie starts off being a young, firm believer of God. He prays daily in the temple and often weeps when he prays, because he is so close to God. When Elie and his family get into the camp, he starts to doubt God. “Why should I sanctify His name? The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent. What was there to thank Him For? ”(Wiesel 33). After only a few days in the camp, he gives up completely on God, Elie says “Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes” (Wiesel 34). Later, Elie did not celebrate the New Year with the other Jews in the camp. Weasel is deranged at the one thing he believed and trusted, God. He is delirious with God for letting him down and for killing innocent people. Wiesel’s faith fades while he is in the camps. His frustration and anger are directed toward God because he has no one else to blame. He is appalled by everything happening around him, and cannot believe the God he spent all his time praying to, is letting this happen. Wiesel’s faith in God abated while he was in the camps. Because he used to be a religious, Jewish person, losing his faith changes his