Examples Of Inhumane In Night By Elie Wiesel

In the book, Night by: Elie Wiesel, Eliezer and his family are Jews that are caught in the midst of World War II. The inhumane treatment of Eliezer and his father during the war caused them to go through intense physical and mental struggles. The treatment of Eliezer and his father causes them to let go of all hope, beliefs, and faiths. Soon they become puppets, only caring about survival.

As they started to arrive at the camp everyone’s confidence starts to waver. ”The beloved objects that we had carried with us from place to place were now left behind in the wagon and with them, finally our illusions.” (29 Wiesel) this shows that everyone is starting to realize the harsh reality they are soon going to face. The first thing that started

”I had ceased to pray. I concurred with Job! I was not denying His existence, but I doubted His absolute justice.” (45 Wiesel). Eliezer’s coming to realize that his God isn’t as all powerful/good as he seems. As Eliezer witnesses the atrocities of the camp his beliefs start to vanish. Eliezer’s beliefs are at an all time low after he witnesses a young boy being hanged. After the traumatizing event someone starts to ask "For God's sake, where is God?" (65 Wiesel) and in Eliezer’s mind he replies "Where He is? This is where—hanging here from this gallows (65 Wiesel). Following the death of the young boy Elizer continues to question his belief and grows angrier at his god, his anger is apparent during the service of death when they were blessing god. “Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled.“Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mass graves? Because He kept six crematoria working day and night,including Sabbath and the Holy Days? Because in His great might, He had created Auschwitz, Birkenau, Buna, and so many other factories of death? How could I say to

His love for his father doesn’t change but as his father becomes sick with dysentery he starts thinking that maybe he should leave his father behind to increase his chances of survival. This is demonstrated when Elizer wakes up and he can’t find his father. Instead of panicking, Elizer thought, “If only I didn't find him! If only I were relieved of this responsibility, I could use all my strength to fight for my own survival, to take care only of myself...Instantly, I felt ashamed, ashamed of myself forever.” (106 Wiesel). Soon the only thing that Elizer cares about is his survival. Even after they had been freed and the Germans were destroyed, everyone from the camp didn’t feel vengeful; all they wanted was some