Discussion Questions For Night By Elie Wiesel

answering the first question:

In the book "Night" Eliezer Wiesel suffer from pain, injustice and death, these experiences changed his believes. In the beginning of the book his faith was strong, his God was beloved by him and time was devoted to serve his God. He went against his fathers will and found a Kabbalah master for himself. Even in the begging when he first got in the hands of the Hungarian police, he used to thank God when he reaches his destination and ask Him for mercy, "Oh God, Master of the Universe, in your infinite compassion, have mercy on us…".

Going further in the book where little Wiesel stands in front of the crematorium watching the children getting swollen by the fire, this spectacle killed his God inside him, killed

He doubts Job faithfulness but still he didn't deny his existents, actually he never denies the existents of God if so why would he still talk to him asking him "But look at these men to whom You have betrayed, allowing them to be tortured, slaughtered, gassed, and burned, what do they do? They pray before You! They praise Your name!". Wiesel is just angry with God, but deep inside him he still believes he still said Kaddish for himself without realising and he got his strength by thinking he is greater and stronger, he still had his strength because of his believes and his faith he just changed them to a shape where he can get stronger, to be able to survive. We can also see that in the book where he discusses the reasons why Akiba Drumer became a victim to the selection, he said, "Poor Akiba Drumer, if only he could have kept his faith in God, if only he could have considered this suffering a divine test, he would not have been swept away by the selection", he confessed, thinking this is a divine test is the only way to survive.

As the story keep going the only reason Wiesel is still fighting is his father. Another proof that he kept believing is when he prayed to God not to do as Rabbi Eliahu's son did, abandoning his father because he started to be burden for him. He

I think that how Wiesel thought the whole time, but he needed to feel strength. He can't kill the Germans so instead he killed God inside him, he needed something familiar in his life something that he used to do, so he prayed to God. Maybe he had a trust deep inside him that God is merciful and will forgive him for his thoughts.

It is amazing how 'Night' shows the struggle of Wiesel in a way that can relate to Arjuna and Krishna relationship in Hinduism. Both Wiesel and Arjuna had questions on who God is, and what is His nature. They also shared the same fundamental questions when they faced their struggles, why did God the master of the universe let something so painful happen? why innocent people get killed? and where would all the mercy go?

Wiesel kept praying to his God even after he stopped believing, he could not find another refuge, the same thing applies to Krishna saying to Arjuna that he needs to take refuge in him. Both of them sought their God when they got face to face with the matter of life and death.

Arjuna being able to see his God and speak to him had a better chance in getting wisdom from creator and getting a hope to actually understand the situation,