Night written by Elie Wiesel and The Believer directed by Henry Bean, are different in terms of period of time and conflict, however they do share a number of similarities. The novel, Night, is based on a young innocent Jewish boy named Eliezer Wiesel who is very devoted his religion. After facing the many struggles from Nazis and other Jewish people, his beliefs and attitudes changed drastically, and he no longer believed in a Higher authority of God. He lost his belief in God and in his own identity. Although things have changed, the love and affection he had for his father did not, even to the least bit. In contrast, the film, The Believer, is based on a young Jewish man named Daniel Balint who becomes anti-Semite but at the same time
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Both stories show that the losing or denial of identity can happen by bitter experiences that the characters had. An individual's identity represents who he or she is, and who they will become in the upcoming. However, a conflict may happen which will engender a change in identity. Elie Wiesel from Night depicts this by showing his identity as an innocent child with strong feelings towards his religion. His experience in the concentration camps had completely changed his identity. He no longer is a child, and he no longer has faith in God. With that being said, it is not the only thing that he had experienced. He had gone through the belief of denial of being a human being by having his basic needs snatched away from him. Comparatively, The Believer is a great example of denial of identity. Daniel Balint is and has been a strong believer of Judaism. Getting expelled from the Jewish institution had caused him to hate the Jewish and denying that he is Jewish himself, because of the shame he had been through. After being revealed as a Jewish, he could not take it anymore and had decided to commit suicide. This in a way proves the five stages of acceptance: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. These steps substantiate that Daniel, no matter how much he had tried, could not handle going through his rejection of being who he truthfully is and did not accept it at
Both stories show that the losing or denial of identity can happen by bitter experiences that the characters had. An individual's identity represents who he or she is, and who they will become in the upcoming. However, a conflict may happen which will engender a change in identity. Elie Wiesel from Night depicts this by showing his identity as an innocent child with strong feelings towards his religion. His experience in the concentration camps had completely changed his identity. He no longer is a child, and he no longer has faith in God. With that being said, it is not the only thing that he had experienced. He had gone through the belief of denial of being a human being by having his basic needs snatched away from him. Comparatively, The Believer is a great example of denial of identity. Daniel Balint is and has been a strong believer of Judaism. Getting expelled from the Jewish institution had caused him to hate the Jewish and denying that he is Jewish himself, because of the shame he had been through. After being revealed as a Jewish, he could not take it anymore and had decided to commit suicide. This in a way proves the five stages of acceptance: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. These steps substantiate that Daniel, no matter how much he had tried, could not handle going through his rejection of being who he truthfully is and did not accept it at