Winston Churchill once said on the topic of the Holocaust "None has suffered more cruelly than the Jew, the unspeakable evils wrought upon the bodies and spirits of men by Hitler and his vile regime." Change in a persons life can affect every fiber of their being; In the book Night, at the height of the Holocaust Elie Wisesel has to endure drastic changes in his life and dealing with the death of his family, the death of his innocence, and coming to term with the evil residing in all men. The book Night is a deep and philosophical book about a young jewish boy dealing with an existential crisis and understanding why a absolute and just god would allow such atrocities to happen.
At the start of Night, Elie is a devout and somewhat zealous believer in god. In chapter one, Elie thinks that Moshie will be the one to "help me enter eternity, into that time when questions and answers would become ONE." The quote set Elie up as a devout Jew that’s dead-set in his beliefs. Towards the middle of the book, Elie's faith is tested as he sees atrocities and acts that have him questioning “Blessed be God's name? Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me …show more content…
"He rarely displayed his feelings, not even within his family, and was more involved with the welfare of others than that of his own kin." Elie is aware of his father's concern for others before his own family, and he greatly resented it. "Look, take this knife," he said to me." I don't need it any longer. It might be useful to you. And take this spoon as well. Don't sell them. Quickly! Go on. Take what I'm giving you!" Toward the end of the book they have stuck together in the camp and held steadfast in the face of most dangers. This is in contrast to their relationship before their imprisonment. Going through such a grim and nightmarish ordeal affects a person and their view of
At the start of Night, Elie is a devout and somewhat zealous believer in god. In chapter one, Elie thinks that Moshie will be the one to "help me enter eternity, into that time when questions and answers would become ONE." The quote set Elie up as a devout Jew that’s dead-set in his beliefs. Towards the middle of the book, Elie's faith is tested as he sees atrocities and acts that have him questioning “Blessed be God's name? Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me …show more content…
"He rarely displayed his feelings, not even within his family, and was more involved with the welfare of others than that of his own kin." Elie is aware of his father's concern for others before his own family, and he greatly resented it. "Look, take this knife," he said to me." I don't need it any longer. It might be useful to you. And take this spoon as well. Don't sell them. Quickly! Go on. Take what I'm giving you!" Toward the end of the book they have stuck together in the camp and held steadfast in the face of most dangers. This is in contrast to their relationship before their imprisonment. Going through such a grim and nightmarish ordeal affects a person and their view of