Faith In Night

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In the true story, “Night” by Elie Wiesel, a young boy and his family are captured and taken to a concentration camp. Through the pain and agony of losing his mother and sister as well as being transferred from camp to camp, Eliezer slowly loses his faith. Eliezer loses his faith in God, family, and humanity. There are many things that contribute to Eliezer losing his faith. One reason is because he is confused and doesn’t understand why God could let such an awful thing happen to him and to Jewish people. In the story, it states, “Why should I sanctify his name? The Almighty, the eternal and terrible master of the Universe, chose to be silent” (Wiesel, 33). How could God let such a terrible thing happen to the people that worship him? Eliezer

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