What Is The Purpose Of The Book Night By Elie Wiesel

Elies world as he knew, it is changing around him, nothing is the same and nothing ever will be the same about his life ever again. Elie and his family had lived upon the start of the war when the first actions of relocation of the Jewish people had been moved, they started with foreign Jews and moved them to build the camps. It all begins towards the end of 1941 when the Nazi’s had then started to enter Sighet. The war had been going on for two years and the Nazies and the pure Germans blamed the war on the Jews and the only thing to be done was to commit genocide on the Jewish community. Elie, who was deeply religious as a child had become a young man with a strong sense of morality. When it had came to the end of the war Elie didn’t recognize

Elie had lived in a sheltered home which had always consisted of praying and showing off his faith. At Auschwitz, Elie questions his faith because of the silence God has given him and his people, Elie rebels against him. When Elie sees a hanging of Pipel, he turns against his belief again. Elie’s faith had fallen under the horrors which he had seen. He had been exposed and ruined by the evil effects that the war brought along with it. He learned how to lie and commit acts of selfishness. Elie lies to people he was related to, just to give them hope that their family was alive. Elie had believed God would protect the people but he then rebels against him, he didn't neglect the existence of God he just felt that it would be good to rebel against him; Elie just doubted God. Elie’s anger is now targeted toward God, even though Elie survived the ordeal he had changed losing his profound

Elie and his father remain close during the camps. Throughout their their time in the camps, Elie and his faither depend on each other for survival. As their relationship develops Elie then realizes how much he cares for his father. When the two arrive at Birkenau, Elie clings to his father so he will not lose him. Throughout their camp life the bond between the two is strong. His dad's concern is his son health. Elie’s dad had believed he is about to be killed but he still tries to protect Elie. When Elie is required to give his golden crown to the Germans his father is the one who suffers trying to help Elie keep it. However as sons are abandoning their fathers in selfish acts we see Elie begin to support his father. Elie fights to save his father he is all he has. Elie was entering manhood, from a dependent child to a responsible man. Yet when his dad dies we see Elie grieves deeply for his father. Elie begins to lose his fight for life. The death of his father had changed Elie and scarred him for life. A once loving, innocent sweet boy, Elie had now become corrupted do to his father’s