Religion can be compared to sprinting in a race, it is necessary to have the fortitude and forbearance, but out of all things, you need to contain leadership abilities. The book “Night” by Elie Wiesel exemplifies how fortitude aids in overcoming even the most gruesome events. This type of bravery is attained by the Jewish religion. This religion is grounded in structure and the German Nazis took it away from Jews thus making a plethora of them lose or question their belief in God. In the novel, The author's own faith starts to lose momentum when witnessing the agonizing death of countless innocent lives, the brutal status of their domain, and mayhem brought forth because of persecution.
Just like other Jews, Eliezer's faith begins to falter by watching others be harshly treated, like himself, and viewing the horrific death of innumerable innocent lives. In the beginning, the 12 year old Eliezer starts out immensely religious, he's determined to learn more about the Torah and his own religion overall. However, when Eliezer and his family get taken to death camps, he begins to question his faith. As the days pass by, Elie Wiesel's faith
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Even though he had lost some of his faith before this chapter, he gives many more examples of his rage towards God and how done he is with him. On page 69 he writes, “I did not fast... there was no longer any reason for me to fast. I no longer accepted God’s silence.” He started to eat the ration of soup he had and used that as an act of protest, that fasting doesn't mean anything, refusing to participate in the Jewish New Year. Eliezer's hatred towards religious commitment looks far removed from the days before in the first chapter when he rigorously studied and learning from the cabbala with Moshe the Beadle. The experiences he has gone through while in the concentration camps and inflamed feelings towards God shows his faith being