Night is an extremely heartbreaking book that's filled with death and complete cruelty.
During World War II, many innocent people were imprisoned in concentration camps just because they weren't considered to be characterized as “perfect”. Elie Wiesel, the author of this memoir was one of many of those prisoners who lost faith and hope in God and his ability. Elie Wiesel unfortunately ended up losing faith throughout his experiences in the holocaust.
At the beginning of Night, Elie wanted to get closer to God and become more religious. His personal relationship between his dad and him wasn't very close, therefore, he found comfort with God and his words. Elie was so strongly appealed to the Kabbalah he dared to ask his father to be able to study Kabbalah and have him find a master to guide him through his studies. Unfortunately, his father denied the idea saying he was far too young and not prepared. Elie then narrated, “I succeeded on my own in finding a master for myself in the person of Moishe the Beadle” (Wiesel 4). Elie was serious on about being far more religious since his father disagreed with the idea of furthering the study of …show more content…
He and many others left with faith and hope they were being taken someplace better for them, but they were mistaken. Once they all arrived at Auschwitz, it was clear Elie’s faith was destroyed when he was separated from his mother and sisters. Shortly after, it was heard they were being directed to the crematorium and at once he began questioning God. He was angered yet confused on about why God would allow such horrid things to occur. Elie declared, “Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes” (Wiesel 34). Many people, along with Elie went in having faith, not much but still had faith. Faith in God was quickly lost when the feeling of being abandoned by God himself overtook
During World War II, many innocent people were imprisoned in concentration camps just because they weren't considered to be characterized as “perfect”. Elie Wiesel, the author of this memoir was one of many of those prisoners who lost faith and hope in God and his ability. Elie Wiesel unfortunately ended up losing faith throughout his experiences in the holocaust.
At the beginning of Night, Elie wanted to get closer to God and become more religious. His personal relationship between his dad and him wasn't very close, therefore, he found comfort with God and his words. Elie was so strongly appealed to the Kabbalah he dared to ask his father to be able to study Kabbalah and have him find a master to guide him through his studies. Unfortunately, his father denied the idea saying he was far too young and not prepared. Elie then narrated, “I succeeded on my own in finding a master for myself in the person of Moishe the Beadle” (Wiesel 4). Elie was serious on about being far more religious since his father disagreed with the idea of furthering the study of …show more content…
He and many others left with faith and hope they were being taken someplace better for them, but they were mistaken. Once they all arrived at Auschwitz, it was clear Elie’s faith was destroyed when he was separated from his mother and sisters. Shortly after, it was heard they were being directed to the crematorium and at once he began questioning God. He was angered yet confused on about why God would allow such horrid things to occur. Elie declared, “Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes” (Wiesel 34). Many people, along with Elie went in having faith, not much but still had faith. Faith in God was quickly lost when the feeling of being abandoned by God himself overtook