Change Of Religion In Night By Elie Wiesel

All through out Elie’s life he followed God. By the time he turned 15 he didn’t realize his life would change forever. When Elie and his family boarded the train they had no idea that their faith in God and each other would be put to the test. By the time they entered Auschwitz everybody was exhausted, hungry and wasn’t sure what to think about themselves. Throughout “Night” by Elie Wiesel, the author himself shows how he struggled throughout his religious beliefs. At the beginning of this novel Elie was desperate to learn about God. "'Why do you pray?' he asked after a moment. Why did I pray? Strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breathe?" (pg. 4 Wiesel) Elie would constantly study Kabbalah and found himself a loyal follower to help him with his studies as well. As soon as he was done with school, chores or anything else he would go to his room and study hours upon hours. However he soon came to find out that his faith was going to be tested. Later on Elie felt the need to rebel against God. After Elie and his father went through unbearable pain, they had started losing faith. Elie and his father started losing faith and were angry with Kabbalah because they were mad that he would allow such a thing to happen to his people. So in response to this Elie and his father had decided to ignore tradition of the New Year.

Elie soon stopped praying, talking, and studying about God. “ For the first time, I felt anger rising within me. Why should I sanctify His name? The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to silent. What was there to thank Him for?” (Elie Wiesel) Elie believed that if there was a God then he shouldn't have allowed anything that they went through to happen. So Elie lost hope and after he lost his religious faith, he started losing faith in surviving. Elie had felt a need to ¨punish¨ God for what he had allowed in this world so he had stopped praying and never spoke of his name