In Elie Wiesel's memoir "Night”, the horrors of the Holocaust are depicted with a realistic, insightful clarity that challenges Wiesel’s ability to believe in a higher power due to the struggles he endured during his lifetime. Set in the midst of World War II, Wiesel's narrative follows his journey as a Jewish teenager in the small town of Sighet to a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps, where he witnesses the systematic execution of his people. "Night" is more than a retelling of historical events, it is a deeply personal account that dives into the religious impacts of such unimaginable atrocities. Wiesel not only preserves the memory of those who perished, but also provides a powerful message about the importance of the moral calling …show more content…
For Elie, it seems the commitment to ‘faith’ is far bigger than his own personal commitment to his faith, but a testament to his desire to explore and articulate the fundamental value of faith for the human race. He doesn’t measure faith or its importance through his experiences both good and horrific, but seemingly the notion that faith is something a bit different than the usual definition of a belief and trust in God based on evidence but without total proof. Elie starts his journey with the notion that “...there is faith – which is childish; trust—which is vain; and illusion—which is dangerous. We believed in God, trusted in man, and lived with the illusion that every one of us has been entrusted with a sacred spark from the Shekhinah's flame.” (Wiesel 13-14). Prior to Elie’s numerous hardships that he would later face, he believed that everyone “carried with them a reflection of God’s image” meaning that he never could’ve imagined the pain and suffering that others inflicted on him in his life (Wiesel