Trust In Night By Elie Wiesel

Trust is very delicate and can be altered when one does not receive his desired outcome of an event. One’s reliance on someone depends on whether they can or can’t acquire what they want through the majority of all situations. In Elie Wiesel’s Night, Elie becomes frustrated with many of the Jewish people in the camp as his faith in God decreases dramatically, and he claims that his trust in Hitler is now greater than he trust in God. To begin with, Elie became annoyed at the Jews inside the concentration camp. This was due to the fact that the Jews continued to “bless the Almighty” (67) and Elie felt like God deserved no praise at this point. He believed God could have prevented the concentration camps from ever occurring. Even though he turned away from faith, everyone else kept with it. This became illogical to Elie. He claims that “man is stronger, greater than God” (67). This further stresses how he feels like he does not require help from God anymore and faith at this point was …show more content…
He claims, “I have more faith in Hitler than anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people” (Section 5). The statement about trusting Hitler is ironic because Ellie does not really have trust in him, he is saying that they could always depend on Hitler to kill all of the Jews. Ellie’s claim also displays true loathing toward God and all praising towards God. It implies that Elie thinks God has abandoned the Jewish people. Therefore, he comes to the conclusion that they have been deceived and God was not going to help them, no matter how much they stayed loyal to their faith. To summarize, when one does not get what’s desired, their loyalty and trust will most likely change. Trust is quickly manipulated by what one can gain. In the novel Night, by Elie Wiesel, Elie loses his faith in God when he didn’t see a change in his current