The Theme Of Faith In Night By Elie Wiesel

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Losing faith is like a diminishing flame that slowly dies out. Elie Wiesel’s novel Night depicts the use of this principle. Wiesel uses the motif of faith to help develop multiple themes throughout the novel. A prominent theme reveals itself in the hardships that Wiesel and his father face. A tremendous impact upon one’s belief causes turmoil. Ultimately, faith is put to the test and lost during times of suffering. Wiesel begins to support his theme of the departure of faith when he arrives in Birkenau. He questions his own existence and doubts his reality as he encounters the decimations of Jewish babies. He asked himself,” [h]ow is it possible men, women, and children were being burned and the world kept silent” (Wiesel 32). Death

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