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Elie Wiesel is able to appoint the role of an antagonist to almost anybody, he does so on page sixty-seven of Night relaying the allegory of malice within a single man’s actions. It says, sometime around the middle of the book, victims of the concentration camps were on their way to the center of Germany. One of the workmen had decided to throw a piece of bread into the wagon the men were in. The men became violent for this piece of bread and fought to the death for some measly crumbs. ( Pg 67 Wiesel ).
To tell the truth, Elie’s beliefs before the Holocaust is very spiritual, godly and orthodox. He used to spend most of his time at the synagogue temple worshiping his God. Since he always cried while praying a man named Masha the Beadle asked him why he prayed and Elie’s thought it was a very strange question but he still answered him with a confused face on his look as if he had known idea what he was saying. Elie’s said why he lives and why does he breath he said again he doesn’t know.” I succeeded on my own finding a master for himself in the person of Mash the Beadle’’.
Eliezer Wiesel employs irony in his memoir "Night" to illustrate how a traumatic experience can alter one's identity and personality. In chapter one Eliezer goes on about his faith in God and bishop. He goes into the Holocaust, like most, thinking that God is going to protect them and keep them safe. As readers, we anticipate that Eliezer's faith will strengthen and develop throughout the book. But we start to see him lose his faith instead, saying things like "Why should I bless his name?
The Holocaust affects Jews in a way that seems unimaginable, and most of these effects seem to have been universal experiences; however, in the matter of faith, Jews in the concentration camp described in Elie Wiesel’s Night are affected differently and at different rates. The main character, Elie, loses his faith quickly after the sights he witnesses (as well as many others); other Jews hold on much longer and still pray in the face of total destruction. In the beginning, all of the Jews are more or less equally faithful in their God and religion.
“You don’t understand... You cannot understand. I was saved miraculously. I succeeded in coming back. Where did I get my strength?
When growing up in a certain environment and raised under certain narratives it can be easy to let emotion take control of particular circumstances. Is humankind inherently kind or inherently cruel? That is the question. The book Night by Ele Wiesel is a memoir that follows the story of a teen boy experiencing the holocaust toward the end of WWII alongside his father in Auschwitz, a concentration camp in Nazi, Germany. Due to Wiesel's experiences, we can conclude that humankind is inherently cruel.
Traumatic experiences often lead to a decimation of humanity around people. This causes people to distrust everything, sometimes even themselves. In the beginning of the story, Elie explains his general mindset about himself during the time of his depression. The Holocaust, which is such a negative turning point in his life, causes him to lose the will to live as more people were quickly dying around him as well. He recalls the events, and tries to determine the purpose of his survival.
Elie Weisel once said the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. In Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, the idea that indifference is the opposite of love is expressed through the dehumanization and the father-son relationships. While some might argue that the opposite of love is hate, the opposite of love is indifference. The disgusting event known as the holocaust wasn't only one of the darkest times in our history, but also a great example of indifference. Love is a positive feeling towards someone and hate is a generally negative feeling.
Courage is a word that used often or not, has it’s own meaning. Having courage to do the impossible is experienced in our everyday lives without even thinking, such as, taking out the trash, going to school, taking a step onto a unknown street, it happens to us all and can even have a dramatic impact on yourself, your future, and your life. In the book Night courage is experienced every single day of torture. Prisoners, such as Elie, face and fight for their own survival not knowing that their best weapon possessed in their hands was courage. Courage was a weapon, a very powerful weapon that could change your fate in an instant.
Imagine knowing your fate ahead of time. That single moment would be stuck in your head, replayed every second to prevent it. This would obstruct your feeling of morals, making you only focus on your own survival. Nothing would get in your way of trying to survive. During the Holocaust, many people were faced with this moment when they stepped in a concentration camp.
and it changed him. In the book, Night, the main theme, is religion and belief which is shown when Elie talks about the his strong religion and belief as a boy, his disconnection from religion, and the inhumane actions the Nazi 's caused. Having such a strong belief in something and then dramatically changing how you think, is a very significant event. During this time, many people questioned where God truly was. Even Elie was questioning where God was.
Milos Kulina Elie’s faith towards God changes a lot as the story goes on. In the beginning of the work, his faith in God is complete. In chapter one when asked why he prays to God, he says, “Why did I pray? ... Why did I live?
Living with the memories of such a horrific event like the Holocaust is challenging enough, but having to write and relive this tragedy once more is almost too much to ask. But we must, as staying silent is even worse. The horrific event that included the mass murder of 6 million Jews and other "undesirables," such as Gypsies and homosexuals, known as the Holocaust, left few survivors, but many of those that made it out were silent for a long time. Why relive the past if it is so horrible that one does not even want to think about it? Once some survivors decided to talk about the Holocaust and their experiences, another problem arose.
The entire world was so ignorant to such a massacre of horrific events that were right under their noses, so Elie Wiesel persuades and expresses his viewpoint of neutrality to an audience. Wiesel uses the ignorance of the countries during World War II to express the effects of their involvement on the civilians, “And then I explain to him how naive we were, that the world did know and remained silent. And that is why I swore never to be silent when and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation” (Weisel). To persuade the audience, Elie uses facts to make the people become sentimental toward the victims of the Holocaust. Also, when Weisel shares his opinion with the audience, he gains people onto his side because of his authority and good reputation.
Adolf Hitler played a huge role during the Holocaust, the reason being that he was the leader of the Nazi. The Nazis followed Hitler like he was a God, doing everything he tells them to do. In the memoir, Elie had the right to hate Hitler, however, he quoted, “I have more faith in Hitler than anyone else.” (Wiesel, 81) Elie didn’t know who to trust anymore, the only one who kept their promise was Hitler, even though it was negative towards Elie and the rest of the Jews. Therefore, Elie had trust towards Hitler because he kept his promise.
