1 Benjamin Marks Honors English II Night Essay Prompt Choice 3 Throughout the memoir Night, Elie Wiesel explains how he went from a devout Jew, who was proud of his religion, and in the matter of months became unexpressive, and beaten down to the point where he was questioning God himself. Through culture, physical, and geographic surroundings, Elie’s character drastically changed. In the beginning of this hell, his main goal was to stick with his father for as long as possible, always staying with him in order to protect each other. But as time went, Elie’s innocent mind was beginning to see things differently, he became emotionless and numb towards the violence around him, and without care to what happened to his father …show more content…
He couldn’t understand what kind of sick plan God had intended to happen, because all of his life he has dedicated so much time to Him it was like none of it ever mattered. This is what He gave them in return. Another quote showing how he has changed was, “It was as though madness had infected all of us. We gave up. A few young men forced her to sit down, then bound and gagged her. Silence fell again” (26). In this, it wasn’t only Elie who has changed his character but many of those around him as well. They didn’t care what the women were saying anymore because silence was more important, silence meant that they could make it through another day, without constantly getting beaten for speaking their mind. The fear around them controlled them more now than anything else, they preferred silence rather than suffer the consequences that would follow. All of this contributes to the culture aspect in how Elie has changed from his …show more content…
Due to the harsh living conditions and the constant violence around him, Elies mind had to become Numb to not only his own pain, but also the pain around him. The quote, “No prayers were said over his tomb. No candle lit in his memory. His last word had been my name. He had called out to me and I had not answered. I did not weep, and it pained me that I could not weep. But I was out of tears. And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feeble conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!...”(112) was referring to the fact that his father was a burden in his life. Throughout their imprisonment Elie took care of his father. Whether it was giving up rations of bread, making choices in order to stay with him, or getting beaten so that