Theme Of Faith In Night By Elie Wiesel

For many, faith symbolizes a profound and trusting connection embedded within the existence and wisdom of a higher power. In Elie Wiesel's Night, the protagonist Elie witnesses the horrifying brutality of humanity during the Holocaust. At every turn, he is constantly surrounded by death, violence, and savagery. Witnessing and enduring such tragedies causes Elie and other Jews to lose their faith. Despite the atrocious circumstances that are inflicted towards the Jewish people, the concept of faith remains a reoccurring theme within this novel. Night demonstrates that faith in God serves as a continuous and familiar anchor in the lives of Jewish inmates, helping them surpass their immediate challenges and find significance beyond their devastating

When Elie is initially sent to the concentration camp, he witnesses the corpses of his fellow Jews being burnt to a crisp and the scent of burning flesh. “A truck drew close and unloaded its hold: small children. Babies! Yes, I did see this, with my own eyes... children thrown into the flames." There seems to be no hope or even a semblance of comfort within that death factory. Nonetheless, some individuals seem to hold on to the sense of God’s power. For instance, Rabbi Eliahou (devoted Jewish religious leader), continues to pray and seek God’s guidance. Despite the difficulties that have befallen him, including the loss of his son on the death march, he remains loyal to God. Allowing himself to cling to the possibility of higher power provides solace by offering assurance that his suffering has a purpose or that justice will prevail. In a place like Auschwitz, holding onto something allows for the strength to continue. For Elie, it was his father, for others, it was the Jewish

In a place completely surrounded by death and destruction, one’s sanity can shatter. In order to keep on going, people may take consolation in the conviction that their lives are guided by an immortal design or purpose, giving them the fortitude to endure and continue. When faced with hopelessness, people may seek consolation in their faith's teachings and values, to make sense of their circumstances. Continuing these practices is holding on to a point in their lives where they were not under these circumstances. The belief in God is the one remaining constant in their lives when everything they hold dear was taken away from them. The concept of God to some acts as an outlet means to transcend their current reality and go towards a familiar state in an effort to see beyond the immediate problems they experience. Elie recounts that his fellow Jews " yearned for the normalcy we had taken for granted, the simple pleasures of freedom, but we knew that even in the darkness, we had to find strength to preserve our sense of self." It allows them to center themselves around a time before the Holocaust was