The Allegory Of The Cave, By Elie

At the beginning of the book, Elie is very passionate about religion, but at this part of the book he's questioning his faith because of the

Night is about Elie wiesel’s struggle through the holocaust from camp to camp. In Night Elie questions god’s ability and, at Elie’s lowest points, his existence. Elie goes through a journey no teenager should endure. He is faced with unbelievable cruelty at every turn, being beaten physically and mentally. Elie’s purpose for writing this book about his experience in the holocaust is to show how his faith was tested throughout the book and as a result it caused him to see god in a different light.

He had a deep spiritual outlook and devoted abundances of time to learning the Torah, as well praying each day at the Synagogue and even sought out a mentorship under Moché the Beadle in studying the kabbalah. Elie's faith is put to the test, however, when he is brought to the concentration camps and forced to endure its brutal conditions. He experiences horrific atrocities and cruelties and finds it difficult to comprehend how God could permit such evil to exist. His once unwavering faith is shaken as he starts to doubt himself and his confidence in God after the death of a young pipel, “‘Where is He? Here He is—He is hanging here on this gallows….”

During Elie’s time in the concentration camp, he battled with believing and not believing in faith. For example, when Elie starts to see the negative experience that goes on in the camp, he starts to lose faith in God, therefore he begins to question God actions. For instance, he wants to know why God was letting bad things happen to some of the prisoners, or were they supposed to learn from this experience. Another thing is that, when they arrived at the camp Elie “say’s never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp that turned my life into one long night” (Night pg. 34).

Before Elie was shipped to the concentration camp he would spend his time studying Jewish mysticism, “One evening, I told him how unhappy I was not to be able to find in Sighet a master to teach me the Zohar, the Kabbalistic works, the secrets of Jewish mysticism. ”(Wiesel, 5) he once had a love for his race before war changed his mind. Elie believed that if God answered him everything would be ok but when he did not, “Never shall i forget those flames that consumed my faith forever….. Never shall i forget those moments that murdered God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes….Never.” He even prayed to God even when he did not believe he was there.

“Never shall I forget that night in the camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.” Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel tells the true and terrifying story of life inside the concentration camps during War II. As the author and main character in his book Night, Elie gives a first hand account of many of his experiences, some of which change him and some which do not. Overall, Elie is a dynamic character because Elie begins to question his faith in God, Elie’s attitude towards his father changes for the worse, and Elie starts to get more used to violent acts since he witnessed so much of it. First and foremost Elie begins to question his faith in God.

In the book Night, we the readers witness the hardships and struggles in Elie’s life during the traumatic holocaust. The events that take place in this story are unbearable and are thought to be demented in modern times. In the beginning Elie is shown as a normal teenage Jewish boy, but the events are so drastic that we the readers forget how he was like in the beginning. Changes were made to Elie during the book, whether they were minor or major. The changes generated from himself, the journey, and other people.

The fact that Elie has faced such unbelievable cruelty and is present to his father's death shows his ability to persevere and remain hopeful. His only thought was to stay alive and was achievable by overcoming all the hardships he had faced so

In addition, Elie has a special connection to the book's title, Night. Night represents the gloominess of souls and the loss of trust in other people during this terrible time in history. This idea was crucial for me because it served as a reminder of the value of perseverance. His story offered a strong message of hope that is derived from his experiences.

Elie says that he has more faith in humanity than he has in God, who has treated him unfairly. This is a big step for Elie compared to how devoted he was in the beginning. As a result, he becomes desensitized. Evidence of this is shown when his father dies, and Elie says “I might have found something like: Free at last!” (112).

This quote helps support that Elie is a dynamic character because you really see the turning point as Elie's faith begins to change as he witnesses the unspeakable evil. Nonetheless, Elie confronts the harsh reality of his own survival in the concentration camp. He feels rejection from God, and feels great despair towards God. This haunting quote indicates his once core beliefs being shattered by the inimaginable terror of the concentration camps, "Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes." (Wiesel 34)”This quote perfectly captures the moment where Elie officially had changed.

He used to be a Godly man and wanted to pursue his faith as far as he could. He loved learning about his religion and would spend his free time researching new things about it, although, upon his arrival at Birkenau, he feels abandoned and alone, and even asks “What are you, my God?” (Wiesel 66). Elie also expounds upon his uncertainty in chapter 5, when he describes all of the pain he had gone through without God intervening to save him. He asks “Why would I bless him?”

“I ran off to look for my father. And at the same time I was afraid of having to wish him a Happy New Year when I no longer believed in it,” (Wiesel, 75). Earlier, Elie talks about how he felt powerful and stronger than God himself, now that he was free from the Almighty. He also talks about how he felt alone but strong. Later, he shows retaliation against God.

Have you ever thought about what certain words mean to you, what meaning they have to and what meaning the word has for someone else? When Elie was writing this book, originally it was a 862 page manuscript but of course, no one would want to read a book that was that long so it was shrunken into the book it is now. It has taught you and me the real meaning behind night. The extended metaphor and meaning of night is represented by the horrors they experienced, which then led to inhumanity normalizing which then finally left the lack of hope to survive. Night represents the horrors that come with going to the concentration camps, which then led to inhumanity normalizing which then finally led to the lack of hope to survive being consistent

To highlight the downfall, “Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself” (34). It’s important to remember for readers that with all faith, he has no security with himself to say God is helpful and all- powerful. Now, his mindset shifted to question more the reality of what was happening trying to find a meaning. Nevertheless, Elie felt pain, and loss.