During the Holocaust many sat back and wondered how God could let such a terrible thing happen. One of these people was Elie Wiesel. Throughout the novel Wiesel has a hard time sticking, and believing in his beloved faith. At first he is obsessed with the thought of learning about his religion. As the Holocaust goes on he starts to question why God lets these things happen. Wiesel is seriously bothered by the fact that God let the Holocaust happen to the poor Jews of Europe. Although some may say that Wiesel only got out of touch with his religion because he was trying to survive, Wiesel explains that his religious faith did start to decline to prove that in dire situations, when God is silent, one may distance themselves from religion.
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The young boy whose dream of learning about his religion is gone. Wiesel now sees himself as a stranger of the Jewish community. Since God has gone silent to every Jew in the camps Wiesel takes a different view of his daily prayers. Wiesel once said “ In the midst of these men assembled for prayer, I felt like an observer, a stranger.” (Wiesel, Pg 68) This quote is during one of the jewish religious services in the camps. Wiesel says he feels like a stranger amongst these religious men because God has silenced himself, and has not answered to any of Wiesel's prayers. Since God has let these terrible acts go on and on Wiesel’s faith has become almost completely unimportant to him. This quote shows how Wiesel is starting to lose faith in his religion, and his God. He thinks that God is gone because the work, pain, and constant hunger never ends. This quote is important because it shows that even wiesel is thinking that God has given up on them, and that he no longer needs to look up to God. With the silence of God Wiesel takes it as a sign that he no longer needs to pray, or fast for him on a religious holiday. Wiesel now thinks he is a stranger amongst other Jews because he distances himself from his religion after God silences