At the beginning of Night, Eliezer describes himself as someone who believes “profoundly.” Elie’s experiences at Auschwitz and other camps greatly affected his faith. Elie went from being a very strong, or profound, believer, to not believing at all. “Why did I pray? Strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breathe?” (Page 4). In other words, Elie believed so strongly in his faith to the point where he didn’t know why he prayed. Faith was everything for Elie, it was basically his whole life. Elie even wanted to learn about Kabbalah. Elie’s father said that he was too young though. Elie was so enthused about his religion, that he wanted to learn more at such a young age. So all in all, Elie is a very strong believer in his faith. “As for
