In this passage of Elie Wiesel's memoir, Night, the prisoners of the camp are forced to watch the death of a young boy, who is being hanged for having worked against the Nazi's. As the pipel hung from the noose, Elizer was forced to ponder the question "Where is God?" The despairing tone is revealed through each sentence of this passage, however Elizer's answer is what truly fortifies the hopeless tone- "Here he is- He is hanging here on the gallows." This response confirms that the hanging of the child as a symbol for the death of Eliezer's innocence. The hanging also signified a point in time where he greatly struggled with his faith, which was once the core of his identity. Both the despairing, hopeless tone of the passage and the symbol