Night Ellie's Journey

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Night, is one of many memoirs written by Elie Wiesel. Elie, who survived the Holocaust, witness the suffering that he experienced and observed in the concentration camps. In Night, he narrates the experience of the deaths of his family members, the deaths of his adolescence, and the death in his naive belief in man’s innate goodness. During Night, Elie gives up throughout the book. He begins to lose his faith in God because he kept wondering horrible things, and why God was not doing anything about it. Elie begins to believe in Hitler, the man who was doing those bad things to him, because he said ‘‘Hitler always keeps his promises.’’ Ellie begins to cope with the hardship of loved ones. During Night, Elie gives up throughout the book. He begins to lose his faith in God because he kept wondering horrible things, and why God was not doing anything about it. Elie begins to believe in Hitler, the man who was doing those bad things to him, because he said ‘‘Hitler always keeps his promises.’’ Ellie begins to cope with the hardship of loved ones.

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