How Does Elie Wiesel Use Syntax In Night

In the book Night by Elie Wiesel there is many techniques used. Through the use of repetition/ syntax and personification, the author develops the first person narrator as being lost in faith. Even though he is lost in faith, as the story progresses, he realizes that there is faith and sees there is a god towards the end. One example of repetition would be when Elie says “why did I pray? Strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breathe?” (Wiesel 4). This is when Moishe the Beadle ask Elie why does he pray. Moishe also prays he just wanted to know why Elie had so much of a passion for praying. This example shows that Elie still has faith in his God and still believes. Later on in the story he starts to question God and his existence once Elie finds out

This is repetition because he repeats “why did I” and adds an action at the end of the sentence. Repetition normally means the writer is trying to express his emotion. In this quote he is trying to express how important praying was for him. He said praying is equal to leaving and breathing. At this time in the story Elie understood God and accepted his existence. Later on in the story he noticed that God wasn’t helping them and started to lose what he used to believe in. An example of syntax is when Elie says “I had never asked myself that question. I cried because . . . because something inside me felt the need to cry. That was all I knew.” (Wiesel 4). This is when Moishe the Beadle asked Elie why he cried when he prays to God. Elie didn’t know the answer to Moishe’s question. This shows that God was a big part of Elie’s life. Normally people don’t cry unless something means a lot to them. This is at the beginning of the novel before he got put into the camp so he still believed in God. This