Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night is about the character, Eliezer’s, experience at Auschwitz during the Holocaust. The cruelty Eliezer and other characters face throughout the literary work is the foundation of several themes. One of the major themes is the struggle to maintain one’s faith. This theme can be better understood by examining how cruelty functions in the memoir and what Eliezer learns about himself while facing these cruelties. The cruelty Eliezer experiences, along with his father and other characters in the work makes Eliezer question his faith and creates this dynamic theme.The Nazis hang a pipel, an attractive young boy accused of sabotaging an electrical plant that supplied the camp with power. Because the young boy