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Elie Wiesel Chapter 6 Analysis

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Elie had struggled with his relationship with God frequently throughout the book. In the beginning he practiced Kabbalah but in chapter 5 he doesn’t even want to acknowledge God’s presence. He had a complex relationship with God and he wavered in his beliefs. His relationship with God is important because we see how hardships can change someone's belief and how easy it was for him to put the blame on God. During chapter 5 it was the end of the Jewish year and the prisoners got together and prayed. Elie joined in and sat, but instead of praying he contemplated how God was there for them. On the other hand, in chapter 6 he prays that they will be safe and make it to Gleiwitz. He knew that God was with them and would protect him, but he couldn’t fathom how millions of Jews were being killed under God’s …show more content…

God and religion are very important in the book. In the beginning, we saw Mioshe who had a huge impact on Elie. Then in the camp we saw many prisoners pray and seek after God. There was even a Rabbi who prayed and worshiped God. Their religion played a major role because they were persecuted and murdered for believing in the Jewish faith. The men, women, and children in Auschwitz tried to find some peace by believing that God would have their backs, even if it meant enduring this hardship. Personally, I know what it is like to have a wavering faith in my relationship with God. It can be really hard to thank him and rejoice in him when I am going through a tumultuous time. It's easy to go to God and worship him when life is easy, the real test of faith is going to him when you're faced with tragedy. During Covid, I found myself becoming depressed and questioning why God was putting me through the ringer. Why did he make the entire world shut down, and keep us isolated from one another? I found myself becoming angry at him and wondering if God was even there, if he knew what was going

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