Night Eliezer's Faith Analysis

In the novel, Night by Elie Wiesel, Eliezer, the narrator, had troubles with his faith. He started working in the concentration camp with a full belief in God and his religion, being Jewish. He truly trusted that God, itself, was definite and he knew he couldn’t live without having God in his faith as the strongest power. Yet, this optimism only lasted until the Holocaust began to worsen. His faith had taught him that God is everywhere in the world and that His divinity touched every aspect of his life. This meant that if God was considered good and that if He was present, everyone in the world had to be good as well.

The fact that this was false, upset Eliezer’s faith because he couldn’t understand why people would behave in such a cruel and evil manner. He would wonder all

He would struggle while he was alone and kept thinking about if he should be keeping or abandoning his faith. For example, during his first night at the Nazi camp, he questioned his faith a couple of times. The flames of the fire referred to the Jews that would burn at camp, which is what his family had to go through since they were burned to death by the Nazis. Yet, his commitment and strength was shown when he would ask himself questions about his religion, its existence, and the balance of life in what is good and what is wrong. At many times, Eliezer would insist to himself that he had no longer believed in God’s existence, but he even used biblical passages when he felt that he could no longer accept his faith. Another example is when he kept praying after his father died and he realized there was no religious memorial took place. Finally, after all the struggles and hard experiences, Eliezer realizes that his life had changed forever because of the Holocaust. Most importantly, it had made him even stronger with his faith, which was the most precious thing to