Examples Of Identity In Night By Elie Wiesel

In this essay I am going to show evidence that he lost his faith, not only in his God, but in his leaders and his father. Elie lost faith in his leaders. The cruel actions the Nazis performed in the concentration camps says plenty about why. But when Elie's leg was still recovering in the infirmary, his neighbor said this, “ I have more faith in Hitler than anyone else. He alone has

The Jew's religion was taken away by the Nazis. Before the Holocaust, Elie and his family would go to the synagogues to pray but when the Nazis invaded their country, they closed the synagogues and took all of their religious belongings. In the concentration camps, Elie’s father was getting weaker and Elie was barely surviving with nothing the German soldiers gave them. Elie starts getting angry with God because he is not doing anything to stop these German soldiers from killing them. God is letting Jews and non-Jews die and Elie’s faith in God is getting weaker and is losing strength.

As a young boy Elie’s was very religious and he prayed, even had a teacher to teach him about his religion. Faith was everything to Elie “I continued to devote myself to my studies” (wiesel 8). Elie was so devoted to God that he asked his father for a teacher and his father thought

Elie didn’t see a life without God, to him it was unimaginable. About a year later, the Germans had invaded Transylvania and were currently moving Elie and his fellow Jews into concentration camps. While leaving the haven of his home town, Elie prayed to God, on page 20, he says, “Oh God, Master of the Universe, in your infinite compassion have mercy on us…”. After they arrived at the camp, Ellie was ripped away from the innocence that he and God walked together in. When the Jews arrived at the concentration camp, humanity seemed to slip right out of grasp, opposed to when they first arrived at the camp.

His religion is more important to him than most, however, as he wants to study Kabbalah. As the German invasion looms closer, Elie remains focused on his studies, devoted fully to his faith. In the camps, Elie’s faith is immediately tested. As death seemed imminent Elie first began to question God, saying “Why should I sanctify His name?

Elie Wiesel experienced a large amount of tragic events during the holocaust which make loose faith. Elie was talking to his dad about how if he would put his life along the line just for his religion. Then he puts into perspective about how he had to question God himself, asking these different questions. Then later on in the book there was a child hanging and, well, he just then was questioning God even more. God was maybe where

Elie’s explains to the readers that during the hangings that he and some fellow inmates wonder, “Where is God? And from within me, I heard a voice answer: Where he is? This is where - hanging here from this gallows…” (Wiesel 65) Originally Elie was a very religious student, he studied and prayed all day and all night long.

“Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my god and my soul and turned my dreams to dust…” (pg 32). Elie did everything he could to save himself and repeatedly asked God to help him and take him out of his misery “Why should I bless his name? The eternal lord of the universe, the all-powerful and terrible, was silent… (pg 31). Elie is confused because he doesn’t understand why God could let such a thing happen. “I did not deny god’s existence, but I doubted his absolute

At this point in the story, Elie’s interest in practicing and studying religion starts to wane. These actions are out of character for him because in his home, Sighet, prayer and worship are a daily ritual. In fact, he commits himself to spending long days learning with his Kabbalah master and even longer nights praying at the synagogue. Consequently, at the camp, Elie feels that there is no need for religion because he believes God is no longer there for him. Elie’s actions directly correlates with the theme portrayed in the story because he let go a major part of himself due to the merciless environment of the

When Elie and his family are in Sighet, Elie has a passion for seeking out and learning more about his God and Kabbalah. At the beginning of the book, Eliezer is a deeply religious boy who studies the Torah and longs to know more about God. However, as he and his family are taken to contraction camps he begins to question his faith and the fairness of God. Throughout the whole time he constantly prays to god asking him to help in these horrible conditions. As things only go further downhill he still prays asking for help.

In Elie’s early teenage years he was an extremely religious person. Going to the Synagogue and wanting to study the Torah. As the Nazi’s captured Elie and his father and forced them into a concentration

Elie ultimately believes that if he keeps praying to god that things will get better but when he comes to realize that things are just worsening he questions all his prayers. Ele sees his surroundings and what's being done to other people and himself and prays for it all to be over. Elie brings himself to the realization that his prayers haven't done anything even though he is super religious and respects god as much as he can. The text indicates, “For the first time, I felt anger rising within me. Why should I sanctify His name?

This signifies Elie’s low point with his faith for God. He is questioning God’s morality and even if He exists at all. Ultimately, there is no indication suggesting that Elie completely gives up on his belief in Judaism. In addition, there are hints throughout the rest of the memoir of Elie’s ongoing faith in God. Therefore, it is inferred that he realized God came through for him and the other victims.

Belief and Faith is a “double-edged sword” to the jews, it cuts both ways. It keeps them alive, and at the same time makes them oblivious, and leads to their suffering. Over time, Elie’s belief in god, diminishes and eventually he questions God’s existence extensively and at point, Elie is infuriated that even though they are being tormented and enslaved, the Jews will still pray to god, and thank him, “If god did exist, why would he let u go through all the pain and suffering (33). This is a major point in the ongoing theme of faith and belief, because for once he is infuriated with the thought of religion in a time of suffering. Throughout the book, with the nazis ultimate goal is to break the jews and make dehumanize them and if anything, their goal is take and diminish their belief.

But look at these men whom you have betrayed, allowing them to be tortured, slaughtered, gassed and burned. What do they do? They pray before you” (68). Elie is loosing faith. He believes that God is not only betraying him but also all the Jewish people God is letting “die”.