Examples Of Faith In Night By Elie Wiesel

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Have you ever been through something traumatic or so life changing that you have doubt the truthness of your faith? Throughout Night, Elie Wiesel, the author shows several instances of his loss of religion throughout the book. Wiesel demonstrates his loss of faith through the experiences he has while in the Nazi concentration camps. Wiesel had many traumatic experiences while being held captive in the concentration camps. Those included his refusal to recite the Kaddish prayer for the dead. As well as the hanging of the Pipel, an angelic like creature. Wiesel also refused to fast for Yom Kippur along with his other Jewish friends. When the prisoners arrived at the concentration camps they were standing in the selection line, as they