Essay On Elie Wiesel's The Yellow Star

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The Yellow Star - What's the Best? So what is the difference? It's not lethal. Elie Wiesel and his father believed so, but that was far from the truth. The yellow star turns out to be the reason Elie's father loses his life and his life changes drastically. Elie is a dynamic character because he questions his faith, changes his attitude toward his father, and his whole perspective on life changes. Elie begins to question his faith in God. First and foremost, during Rosh Hashanah, as the other men gathered and prayed, Elie says he felt like a stranger to his religion. For example, on Yom Kippur Elie decides to rebel against God by not fasting. Lastly, as Elie and the others are forced to watch the hangings, the other men question where God