After the innocent were hanged, Elie felt enough sorrow to claim that the soup tasted of corpses. This is how things were for him, what reluctantly became natural. This beautiful novel takes Elie through history of the Holocaust, showing the effects of the Jews’ experiences. Elie was admittedly naïve and very religious. Although things do turn bitter when it came to the Nazis crushing him spiritually as his faith in God completely falters. Soon to be proven, Elie grows through these concentration camps to be completely angry with his God.
In the beginning of his journey, his view of God was admiringly loyal. He proved his faithfulness and didn't strive to hide it. He wanted to practice his religious studies as he states, “One day I asked my father to find me a master who could guide me in my studies of Kabbalah” (4, Night). He then finds his own master, Moishe the Beadle. In the quote it shows his enthusiasm to contribute to his religion.
Further along the story, Elie’s faith in God is tested as, at this point, he is captured.
Throughout this section, he hasn't exactly lost complete faith yet. He's angry with God and questions his Almighty, what kind of God would allow this to happen? As this next quote exclaims, “The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the universe, chose to be silent. …show more content…
He now feels as though he was a stranger when the Jews recite Kabbish. Despite how he had already begged for forgiveness from God, he is answered with silence, and his reaction was more than disgruntle, “I no longer accepted God’s silence. As I swallowed my ration of soup, I turned that act into a symbol of rebellion, of protest against Him” (69, Night). In his response, Elie refused His silence and returns to a more subtle angered state. As he rebelled, he grew indifferent and portrays his focus on surviving, aside from death occasionally consuming his
In the beginning of his journey, his view of God was admiringly loyal. He proved his faithfulness and didn't strive to hide it. He wanted to practice his religious studies as he states, “One day I asked my father to find me a master who could guide me in my studies of Kabbalah” (4, Night). He then finds his own master, Moishe the Beadle. In the quote it shows his enthusiasm to contribute to his religion.
Further along the story, Elie’s faith in God is tested as, at this point, he is captured.
Throughout this section, he hasn't exactly lost complete faith yet. He's angry with God and questions his Almighty, what kind of God would allow this to happen? As this next quote exclaims, “The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the universe, chose to be silent. …show more content…
He now feels as though he was a stranger when the Jews recite Kabbish. Despite how he had already begged for forgiveness from God, he is answered with silence, and his reaction was more than disgruntle, “I no longer accepted God’s silence. As I swallowed my ration of soup, I turned that act into a symbol of rebellion, of protest against Him” (69, Night). In his response, Elie refused His silence and returns to a more subtle angered state. As he rebelled, he grew indifferent and portrays his focus on surviving, aside from death occasionally consuming his