Sometimes the breaking of a solemn vow,will be the end of pain and a release of the past. In Night written by Elie Wiesel,he writes an account of his experience with the Holocaust after breaking a ten-year vow of silence he placed upon himself regarding the event. In the novel,Wiesel describes the travesties and horror he had to undergo throughout the discourse of the Holocaust. During Wiesel's experience we learn of his deep struggle to retain faith,to maintain his connection with his father,and to understand the corruption of others.When the illuminating incident of the death of Elie's father occurs, a new found understanding in faith,inhumanity,and family is portrayed which expresses to the reader the message contained within the novel. …show more content…
As Moishe the Beadle said previously, "there is a certain power in a question that is lost in the answer."Wiesel struggles throughout the novel to keep his faith and trust in a god who is supposed to serve and protect.He had trouble grasping why the god he prayed to and lived for would punish him by allowing him to reside in a replica of hell on earth. When the one remaining strand of faith Wiesel had which was his father died so did his will to believe and carry on.Some choose to follow god without speculation for salvation,others for security of mind,and some without cause.In the novel, Weisel doesn't share why to choose to believe but simply shows that unimaginable cruelty and the death of a truly loved one can make you question faith.Faith remains in your hands and is left to your interpretation along with your personal justification without subjection