In the book “Night” it represents a strong connection between a father and his son. It shows that when something traumatizing happens, people do change. No matter what happens faith and hope are all you can hang onto. You have to keep faith and hope at the lowest point because that will most likely always be what gets you past the hardships that you face.
Americans today tend to believe that the littlest things are the end of the world. Well, they aren’t. “We were ready to wait as long as necessary. The courtyard turned into something like an antechamber to an operating room. We stood, waiting for the door to open” (Wiesel 13). This quote shows people having hope even if they don’t know what the future holds. Even when you have a bad feeling in your stomach, never lose hope that things can get better and improve. Therefore, it is clear that today, Americans still don’t have it as bad as the Jews, Gypsies and more had it. We over exaggerate most things to get attention or to get other people to do something about it.
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They say the pain doesn’t go away and they stop believing in God all together. “‘Yisgadal, veyiskadash, shmey raba… May His name be celebrated and sanctified…’ whispered my father. For the first time, I felt anger rising within me. Why should I sanctify His name? The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent. What was there to thank Him for?” (Wiesel 33). It is clear from this that people can lose their faith when things go wrong. It never seems to surprise me anymore when things get rough for them and they just give up. With this in mind, it is evident that everyone loses faith and hope, but the ones who know they truly need God in their life to help them will still keep praying and asking for his help when they are in need or when something goes