God And Elie Wiesel's Relationship

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This further illustrates the tension in the relationship between Eliezel and God. This is possibly the lowest point of this relationship and while others in the camps held on to God as it was their only hope and only link to life outside of the terrible conditions they were thrusted into, Eliezel rejected God. The praise of God reminded him of all that went wrong for him. If it had not been for his religion he most likely would not have ended up at the camps and he most likely would not have had to face a lifetime of prejudice and oppression. Another question that Eliezel’s experience in the camps has brought up is: if there was a God and he was so powerful, why would he let this happen? Why would he let so many suffer? This stressed the faith

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