Human Rights Violations In Elie Wiesel's Night

During the novel Night, you can read as the view on God changes throughout the book with Elie Wiesel because of Human Rights Violations. Not only does it change for Elie, but a lot of other Jews too. For the duration of the holocaust, people went through horrendous things, that changed their life forever. Today, Elie Wiesel’s view, again, seems to have changed. “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
During the beginning and middle, you can perceive how peoples aspect changes on God. Before Elie’s town and himself began their journey to the concentration camp, Moishe and Elie talked about God as though He was with them always. On page 5, they have a conversation, and Moishe says, “‘I pray to the God within me for the strength to ask Him the real questions.’” God is mentioned at a minimum as the Germans invade their town and set up Ghettos. When the time comes and the Germans start to herd the Sighet town out, God is mentioned again. The Wiesel was warned of the expelling, and a man told Elie, “‘... God alone could answer you...’” The family packed their bibles and ritual items for when they had to leave. Near the …show more content…
After the memorable story ends, they add Elie Wiesel’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize. “Words of gratitude. First to our creator.” He begins to talk about his rights to bring up the people who died in the holocaust, his honor for the survivors, his life at the concentration camps, and all the things that seemed to matter to him. Before Sighet was taken to camps, Elie had a mother, a father, and three sisters. In the end, it was just him and two of his sisters. Elie ended up with his faith in God, seemingly amazed for the life of his sisters. At the end of his speech, Elie says, “But I have faith. Faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and even in His creation. Without it no action would be