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Night pt.2 At the beginning of Night, Eliezer describes himself as someone who believes “profoundly”. Elie believes profoundly because of how religious he is and how much he prays at camp. Not only does Eliezer pray for himself but he prays for every other Jew in the camps with his family and him. Eliezer is a very profound person because of how much he has gone through. He has also gotten through most of the stuff at the camps. “Why did I pray? Strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breathe?” page 4. Elie said this to himself when he realized he was going to be at the camps for quite a while. He prays every night before bed and before he goes to work in the morning to keep believing he will exit the camp. Praying helps him keep his

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