Significance Of Silence In Night By Elie Wiesel

In a barbarous world, people would rather remain silent than to call out the reality of the situation. Elie Wiesel came across the effects of hush during the holocaust. He describes these events in his book called Night. Through Elie’s perception, readers are able to receive a deeper comprehension of the theme: silence. For a start, Elie helps the reader apprehend the meaning of silence when he mentions the muteness of the people around him. Nobody ever really discussed the direness of the situation. The text states,”The ghetto was ruled by neither German nor Jew; it was ruled by delusion” (Weisel, 12). This implies that people had this illusion that everything was going to be alright; therefore they found no reason to speak. The author wants the reader to perceive that the delusion of the people did not allow them to discuss the dire situation. On page 32, it states,”How was it possible that men, women, and children were being burned and that the world kept silent?” Elie had noted that because of the silence horrible things were happening to prisoners at the concentration camp. Just as Elie noticed the silence of the people, he realized

Throughout the book, Elie’s thoughts expresses anger towards God. For example, on page 67, it states,”Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled. Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mass graves?” He is feeling frustration as a result of God’s unwillingness to do something to end the mass destruction. This demonstrates that God’s silence caused fury in those he didn’t help. Elie says,”I did not fast. First of all, to please my father who had forbidden me to do so. And then, there was no longer any reason for me to fast. I no longer accepted God’s silence” (69). When God does something to displease a person, then people will begin to drift away from him. Still, God’s silence caused harm just like Elie