Elie Wiesel Character Analysis

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Eliezar has gone through various changes throughout the book. These include his mental state, physical appearance, relationships, and his faith. In the beginning of the book we are introduced to a twelve-year old boy named Elie Wiesel. Before Eliezer was left scarred from the horrors of the concentration camps during the Holocaust, he was an innocent kid. The ending of the book replaces this kid with a matured man, described as a ‘corpse’ when seen in the mirror. (pg 115) Elie had become dehumanized by the Nazi’s and his experience within the camps and was forced to solely focus on the things barely keeping him alive. Due to this, he resembled a skeleton, severely malnourished and ill-looking. He was tattooed with “A-7713” which became his