This quote shows us that Elie is frustrated with God for not doing anything about all the bad things that are happing to incent people. This shows that Elie still belives in God but is upset with him which later in the book he will loose all of his faith and even even believe in
In the novel, “Night” Elie Wiesel communicates with the readers his thoughts and experiences during the Holocaust. Wiesel describes his fight for survival and journey questioning god’s justice, wanting an answer to why he would allow all these deaths to occur. His first time subjected into the concentration camp he felt fear, and was warned about the chimneys where the bodies were burned and turned into ashes. Despite being warned by an inmate about Auschwitz he stayed optimistic telling himself a human can’t possibly be that cruel to another human.
From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany sent over 6 million Jewish people into concentration camps. Elie Wiesel’s Night is a book detailing his experiences in these camps and the various atrocities committed by the Nazis to both him and the rest of the prisoners, which included his father. These things affected his psyche, his attitude, and his faith. Elie’s view of God slowly changes throughout the book, directly caused by what the Nazis did to Elie and his father.
Belief and Faith is a “double-edged sword” to the jews, it cuts both ways. It keeps them alive, and at the same time makes them oblivious, and leads to their suffering. Over time, Elie’s belief in god, diminishes and eventually he questions God’s existence extensively and at point, Elie is infuriated that even though they are being tormented and enslaved, the Jews will still pray to god, and thank him, “If god did exist, why would he let u go through all the pain and suffering (33). This is a major point in the ongoing theme of faith and belief, because for once he is infuriated with the thought of religion in a time of suffering. Throughout the book, with the nazis ultimate goal is to break the jews and make dehumanize them and if anything, their goal is take and diminish their belief.
When Adam and Eve deceived You, You chased them from paradise… But look at these men whom You have betrayed, what do they do? They pray before You! They praise Your name!,” (pg.68) because of all the horrors and mistreatment Elie has endured, like witnessing infants being thrown into the trenches, “... Children thrown into the flames,” (pg.32), and watching his father being slapped, “... he slapped my father with such force that he fell down and then crawled back to his place on all fours,” (pg.39), his faith is distinguished. This contrasts to the beginning of the book where Eliezer says he cannot imagine a world without God, “Why do I pray?
Elie Wiesel: Keeping Memory Alive Purpose: Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor is informing us the importance of speaking out and never to remain silent- like many countries did, during the Holocaust. Throughout his writings Elie Wiesel tries to give honor and respect to the 6 million who perished in the Holocaust, the survivors and their children with his powerful, uplifting words. Elie Wiesel also bears witness to “the horrors of his experiences at the hands of the Nazis”. Tone: Elie Wiesel’s “Keeping Memory Alive” is a very short but powerful acceptance speech. Throughout his speech, he hints to us that he was humbled by getting the nobel peace prize.
Memory is the process of absorbing information from the environment, processing it, storing it, and then recalling it later, sometimes years later. In the memoir “Night” by Elie Wiesel, Wiesel talks about his memories of being in a Nazi concentration camp. Where he loses loved ones and sees inhumane things. Wiesel should never forget these memories as they are the last memories of his family and he is one of the last survivors of this historical event. Elie Wiesel’s experience in Auschwitz was extremely tragic as he lost his Mother and little sister the day they all arrived in Auschwitz.
Elie's Relationship with God Elie's relationship with God in "Night" by Elie Wiesel is complex, with his journey marked by a progression from a devout and unwavering belief in God to a deeply shaken and conflicted faith, ultimately leading to a sense of abandonment and disillusionment. At the beginning of his internment, Elie has a strong conviction in a compassionate and righteous God, as illustrated by his statement that "I believed profoundly. During the day, I studied the Talmud, and at night I ran to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the Temple" (Wiesel 4). However, as he witnesses the unspeakable atrocities of the concentration camp, he begins to question God's existence and justice, expressing his disbelief and confusion
In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, there are many hardships that caused the characters to lose faith in their religion. Night is a 1960 memoir based on Weisel's Holocaust experiences with his father in the Nazi German concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 1944 -1945 toward the end of the Second World War in Europe. In the novel many prisoners struggle with their faith. “Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my god and my soul and turned my drams to dust.”
The Holocaust served as a never-ending test of survival, faith, and love for countless people. To keep these things up, they had to employ any means necessary. Most prisoners fought the need for these things rather than facing them. In Elie Wiesel's novel Night, readers are exposed to themes such as the question of God's existence, the value of a father-son relationship, and how easy it is to lose yourself in the face of fear and death. Along with doubts about God's existence, it is also illustrated his followers revolt when
In the memoir Night, by Elie Wiesel, there are many terrible things that happened that nobody thought could be real. Many Jews have been shipped to concentration camps and now they have to deal with what lies ahead of them, death. In the beginning of this true story, we see a young innocent boy who has no idea what he is up against in the near future. Many Jews relied on the thought of God being with them to keep themselves strong. Throughout the book we see that Wiesel's view of God drastically changes by the many horrific acts he witnessed in Buchenwald and Buna that could not be unseen.
In the story night Elie Wiesel's loss of faith throughout the book showed how the holocaust was a time of loneliness among every Jewish prisoner. Jews were all held against their will and witnessed the killing of innocent people just because the Nazi party thought they weren’t “human”. Elie and many other Jews began to lose their faith in humanity and the thought of survival when they were deported and taken from their home lives. Elie was transported to Auschwitz and had the idea that God was uncaring for letting all of this happen to him. Jewish prisoners all witnessed the burning of innocent children first hand, they hadn’t done anything yet they were being thrown into fire pits in bunches.
Memory Blessing or Curse Religious wars fought over beliefs were always fought between two sides and one is thought to have a winner and a loser victor and victim. In Elie Wiesel’s Noble speech “Hope, Despair, and Memory” he describes his experiences during a religious war that were more of an overpowering of people than a war no clash of metal, no hard fought fight, just the rounding up and killing of people with different beliefs that barely put up a fight. Elie Wiesel the author of the Noble lecture “Hope, Despair, and Memory” implores us to respond to the human suffering and injustice that happened in the concentration camps by remembering the past, so that the past cannot taint the future through his point of view, cultural experiences, as well as his use of rhetorical appeals. Wiesel uses his cultural experiences and point of view sot that he could prove he spent time and survived the concentration camps in order to communicate that the past must be remembered that way it cannot destroy the future, he spent time in a concentration camps and he
We can all agree that the Holocaust was an awful event that shouldn’t be repeated. Unfortunately, there has been an occurrence similar to it before, which has led Clementine Wamariya to write an article, titled “I Remember Night: Remembering Elie Wiesel.” In the article, she explained how she had gone through a lurid massacre and found a new fuel for her activism through the reading of Night, a narrative about the events of the holocaust. It had given her the motivation to begin standing against racism and hatred. I believe that the board at Make-Believe ISD should not ban Elie Wiesel’s Night, as it is a significant piece of literature that can be a catalyst for groups and events that stand against malevolent acts.
Eliezer has not only lost faith in god but he has begun to feel hatred towards him for letting innocent men and women be slaughtered and burned. Elie now feels strong hatred towards god for not protecting the Jews. Elie’s view of god changed for the worse. He was very religious and close to god in many ways. He slowly began to lose faith and hope in god.
