Abeir Quteibi Martin English 10 22 May 2023 The Changes In Faith In the memoir Night, Ellie Wiesel was just 15 years old when he was sent to concentration camps and lost everything he ever knew. He no longer had a family, purpose, or faith in god. Wiesel used to be a very religious person growing up but after what he experienced during his time in the camps, he no longer believed that god deserved praise. Wiesel was very religious and faithful growing up. He couldn't imagine living without being gracious to god. However, during the first night at the camps, Wiesel saw families being killed and thrown into mass graves and couldn't believe his eyes. He was wondering, where was god and how could he be allowing all of this to happen. “Why, but why would I bless him?... Because he caused thousands of children to burn in his mass graves?” (67) At this point the reader understands how Wiesel is in disbelief of how god is allowing those mass murders. How could Wiesel ever bless and praise a god who is making him witness all these murders? …show more content…
While the rest of the camp started to fast in obedience to god Wiesel did not. “As I swallowed my ration of soup, I turned that act into a symbol of rebellion, of protest against Him.” (69) This shows how by swallowing the soup instead of fasting with the others Wiesel is no longer the religious little boy he once was. He now has little faith and rebels against gods word. He didn't believe there was a reason for him to fast. He would not accept the fact that god was allowing these poor people to go through such misery. How could people be affirming their faith in a god who was abandoning them? “Why do you go troubling these poor peoples wounded minds, their ailing bodies.” (66) The reader can now understand Wiesels's thought process. He couldn't believe how sick and wounded the people were but still stayed