When left scared and afraid, people abandon their faith and beliefs. In the novel, Night by Elie Wiesel, Jews started out believing in God. However, throughout they start to question whether or not there is an actual God who exists. By analyzing how the role of faith plays in the lives of individuals, Night shows how the Holocaust challenged Jewish faith in God, and how God provided comfort and strength. Originally, Elieser was a believer in God and wanted to learn more about him and his family. For example, in the novel, “One day I asked my father to find me a master to guide me in my studies of the cabbala,” (Wiesel 14). This shows that Elie wanted to learn about his religion and his beliefs, showing how he is a believer. Another example, in the text, “I told him how unhappy I was because I could not find a master in Sighet to instruct
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This indicates that Elie was eager to learn about his faith, and wanted someone to teach him so he could understand it better. All in all, in the beginning, Elie is a believer in God and is very eager to learn about his faith and religion and what his family believes in. Throughout the novel, Elie experiences cruel brutality by German guards, making him lose faith in the God he believes in, since no God would let him suffer such pain. For instance, Wiesel narrates, “I was terribly alone in a world without God,” (Wiesel 75). This demonstrates that Elie has already lost faith in God. Since he has witnessed so much cruelty already, Elie does not think there is a God that exists to believe in. For instance, Wiesel writes, “I no longer accept God’s silence. . I saw in gesture an act of rebellion and protest against Him,” (Wiesel 76). This indicates that Elie has abandoned his beliefs from before, and because he has experienced such brutality towards others and towards himself, he does not believe in God.
This indicates that Elie was eager to learn about his faith, and wanted someone to teach him so he could understand it better. All in all, in the beginning, Elie is a believer in God and is very eager to learn about his faith and religion and what his family believes in. Throughout the novel, Elie experiences cruel brutality by German guards, making him lose faith in the God he believes in, since no God would let him suffer such pain. For instance, Wiesel narrates, “I was terribly alone in a world without God,” (Wiesel 75). This demonstrates that Elie has already lost faith in God. Since he has witnessed so much cruelty already, Elie does not think there is a God that exists to believe in. For instance, Wiesel writes, “I no longer accept God’s silence. . I saw in gesture an act of rebellion and protest against Him,” (Wiesel 76). This indicates that Elie has abandoned his beliefs from before, and because he has experienced such brutality towards others and towards himself, he does not believe in God.