How Does Elie Wiesel Change In Night

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The Holocaust. This word can mean different things to many people, but in the end it means death. During the 1930s, Adolf Hitler rises up after World War Ⅰ to lead Germany back to its feet. Yet, instead of helping his people stand financially stable, Hitler burns them all to the ground. His hatred for Jews grows largely in size just like the number of people he holds in his concentration camps. One boy however, goes to hell and comes back to write his story of surviving through it. Elie Wiesel, the author of Night and his family arrives at the camp only to find out it was too late to turn back and escape. Elie’s soul rips away from his body as he goes through many changes physically, spiritually, and emotionally. A new and awful life awaits at the gate of the concentration camps for the Wiesel family. An …show more content…

Elie asks his dad to find a tutor for him, but his father replies that a boy his age should not be concerning himself with the mysteries of life. As a result, Elie sets out to find a tutor. Moishe the Beadle guides Elie on the path of Kabbalah every evening (Wiesel 5). The young teenage boy is very much a believer of God until Elie experiences life in the concentration camp. Those who are strong, pass a routine known as the “selection”. It may seem like the best place to be, but the men were given small rations of food. Elie starts to think of God differently when everyone starts to praise Him on the day of Yom Kippur,” I did not fast...And then, there was no longer any reason for me to fast. I no longer accepted God’s silence. As I swallowed my ration of soup, I turned that act into a symbol of rebellion, of protest against Him,” (Wiesel 69). Elie’s action shows he no longer put his full trust in God. The most important things he holds dearly, is his father and his faith in God. To fight against the evil and protect his father, Elie needs God to answer their prayers, but He kept

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