Why Did Elie's Faith Start To Change During The Holocaust

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There for, Elie’s faith start to change during the holocaust when his being transformed to all kind of different camps. His first experiences was at Auschwitz concentration camp that’s where he saw men, women, children and little babies being thrown in the flame I can imagine what Elie’s was probably thinking. Poor babies they never got to dream of who they wanted to become or fulfil their dreams and mostly important is that they never got to experiences life and Elise’s ones said who knows probably those kids would have come up with a cure for cancer or make a differences for the country. Elie’s couldn’t not believe what he has seen or believe that the world was being silent and if it was true he would rather run in the electrifiled barbed

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