How Did Elie Wiesel Survive The Holocaust

A holocaust is defined as a destruction or slaughter on a mass scale; however, simply defining the term doesn’t begin to help us understand the absolute terror that was experienced by approximately 6 million Jewish victims. From 1933 to 1945, innocent Jews were forced into concentration camps in which they had to endure back-breaking labor for even the slimmest chance at life. One of the few survivors, Elie Wiesel, lived to tell the unimaginably horrific story of his life in the concentration camps. In order to survive the horrendous conditions in the camps Wiesel was forced to change in many ways. He became skeptical on the perspective of religion causing him to no longer trust others, therefore he became self-sufficient, entering the camps at a young age he was forced into maturity, and most importantly his loyalty to his father kept him going even in the times when death seemed like the best and only answer. …show more content…
However, when they were forced to endure the concentration camps he witnessed many injustices such as, infants being thrown in the crematory, causing him be skeptical of his God and question if he were real. He wondered why God would willingly let this happen to his people, “Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust” (Wiesel 34). By losing faith, he doesn’t trust other people and becomes self-sufficient. He doesn’t spend time praying like the other men and started to see that if he wants to survive he can’t put his faith in something that may or may not