Examples Of The Horrific Events That Changed Ellie Wiesel

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I think all of the horrific events that appeared at the concentration camps, especially in Auschwitz, changed Ellie Wiesel, the author of the memoir Night, for the better. I think this because throughout the story Ellie, the main character, is going threw all of these dreadful life or death experiences and everyday thousands of people died. In the book Night, it states that before Ellie went to the concentration camps, he was very religious and was studying kabbalah (Ancient Jewish Bible). Then after months of being in the concentration camps, especially Auschwitz, his mind changed on his religion. When he witnessed people dying, he thought to himself “Why is god doing this?, God is supposed to bring joy and life, not death”. After months of