When a person’s religion and belief are tested harshly they start to disbelieve everything. In the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel, religion plays a big role because Elie Wiesel suffers not only because he sees the Jews murdered at eyesight, but also because he feels that his God was murdered. In the book, the Night, the observation of human behavior, motivation, and nature is expressed within the quote we choose. Observation of human behavior is shown because Humans can act differently based on your certain religion. In the book ‘The Night’, the nazi’s are killing the jews based on their religion and because the Jews were minority back then.
Observation of human motivation is shown when Elie Wiesel doesn’t give up his faith in believing in God because if he believes in god he will get that faith and mentality back too think there is a way out of concentration camp. Observation of human nature is the belief of a system of faith and worship in the book the Night. In the book ‘ The Night’, Elie Wiesel loses his faith in God, family, and humanity through the experiences he has from the Nazi concentration camp. He also struggles physically and mentally for life and no longer believes there is a god. The concentration camp destroys his innocence and his belief in loving God. The author uses imagery because Elie Wiesel claims that his faith is utterly destroyed, yet at the same time says that he will never forget these things even if he “lives as long as God Himself.” Elie Wiesel completely denies the existence of God, he refers to God’s existence in the final line. Against saying he has lost all faith, it is clear that Elie Wiesel is struggling with his faith and his God. Just as he is never able to forget the horror of that night, he is never able to reject his religion.
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After being in the camp for one night, seeing the little faces of the horrified children, and a silent blue sky while enduring losing faith in himself (Elie Wiesel), God, and religion, Elie gains back his mentality and reveals, “Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky” (Wiesel 34). Elie is explaining how he will never forget the terrible things he experienced, and he will never forget how horrific they were. The things Elie and the thousands of other survivors saw, will be etched into their minds forever. These people were tortured, saw others be tortured, and most of them barely survived. It makes it so sad to think that every day they have these terrible memories. There were a lot of horrific experiences during the Holocaust. This quote shows just how much the Holocaust changed people, especially those who ended up surviving.
Elie Wiesel suffers because he sees Jews murdered at eyesight, but also because he feels that his God was murdered. The concentration camp destroys his innocence and his belief in loving God. Despite saying he has lost all faith, it is clear that Elie Wiesel is struggling with his faith and his God. Just as he is never able to forget the horror of that night,” he is never able to reject completely his heritage and his religion.
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