When Elie is sent to concentration camp, he goes through a lot of emotions. At first he is in denial that human beings could do such cruel things to other people. This stage however is short lived because very suddenly he must adapt to the harsh environment around him. Although eventually the atmosphere takes him over. When Elie first enters Birkenau, he goes into denial, as we all would, at the inhumane acts he sees in front him. Birkenau was the first camp Elie saw, he didn’t know what was going on, and was unable to accept the savage like acts he saw before his eyes. Elie thought he and his father were on their way to die at the crematoria which thankfully wasn’t the case. He couldn’t fathom the idea of people burning other human beings. “Still I told him that I could not believe that human beings were being burned in our times; the world would never tolerate such crimes…” (33). He was in disbelief at the capability of the Nazis. Nonetheless he soon adapts to his almost unlivable conditions. …show more content…
His motivation to endure through the pain was his father but to strengthen his chances of survival he was forced to adapt to the barbarous culture of the various concentration camps he attended. For instance on page 39 he thinks to himself, “My father had just been struck, in front of me, and I had not even blinked. I had watched and kept silent.” Elie knew that if he were to say something, him and his father both would suffer worse consequences. Elie did know it was wrong though and felt remorse. Despite the overwhelming cruelness surrounding him, the camp did not yet take him over, he knew his actions were
In the beginning of the book Night Elie describes himself as someone who believes profoundly. One way that Auschwitz and/or other campers have affected this by, putting him down, watching innocent people die by getting either shot or hanged in front of his little eyes. In the first chapter of Night the quote, “Why did I pray? Strange question.
During the book, Elie becomes numb to the horror around him and becomes a different person. From the first time he stepped into a concentration camp he saw terrible things, like children being thrown into pits. He saw many people be killed by officers or by other causes. The
Finally, interactions with others shape who people become by molding their personalities and feelings. Once again, Elie was shaped by his interactions with others, specifically the Nazi’s. Elie’s personality and feelings were also majorly affected by his interactions with the Nazi’s at the concentration camp he and his family were once trapped at. He underwent a major shift in personality: “Never shall I forget the Nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live,” (Wiesel 37). This quote demonstrates that Wiesel’s was shaped into a whole different version of himself, with an adapted personality and feeling due to brutal, human interactions.
All throughout the book Elie had shown signs of distress when he was threatened with losing his father. A great example of this was when they had to run past the SS doctors and Dr. Mengele as fast as they could, because they believed if they got their right arms number written down it would be certain death. Elie went first and waited for his father for what seemed like eternity and finally he saw his father heading towards him. Then they immediately asked each other, "Did you pass? Yes.
Night Many times as Christians or Jews, we find ourselves or others to be in rough situations that make us question God. When it comes to this topic, one event in human history stands clearly above the rest: the Holocaust. From an outsider’s perspective, believers understandably question why God would allow something so terrible to happen, but seeing the perspective of someone who experienced these horrors is a whole other level. Elie Wiesel in his book “Night” shows the world how the Holocaust caused him and others to question God.
When Elie was in the concentration camp after a while he started to get used to all the death going around him, and the promise of hope to be diminished if it to come to anyone. He started to become empty with no feeling except hunger, no fear, no sorrow, no pity for his father, just the hungriness that was starting to drive him mad with all the others, “ No thought of revenge, or of parents. Only of bread.”(pg 115). He didn't have any thought of revenge or to make them suffer like he did. He found his sister afterwards and reunited with her, but that same emptiness that came with what he had been though was still there, and was to stay .
Shaped The terrible actions Elie Wiesel had become victim to changed his faith in religion and what he lived for. Amazingly through it all he refused to die which left us with his terrifying memory ”night”. Throughout the memoir Elie is faced with many challenges that make him question his faith and change his morals for his father.
Throughout the book night, we meet a young boy named Eli. Eli is a trustworthy, natural boy who loves to learn about his life. Eli is also jewish and loves to learn about his jewish heritage and Judaism in general. “Never shall i forget the moments that murdered my god” pg 34, a quote that he said which could mean the fall of one belief and the rise of something else. Eli goes through a difficult time during this passage “my father had just been struck, in front of me” pg 39.
Elie’s faith was not threatened any time soon. Many believed they were sent to these concentration camps because they deserved it. Even Elie believed this same thing. He believed since he has sinned that this was God’s doing and he should take the punishments. Elie and everyone else, from the elders to the young, kept in faith and believed that there was a bigger reason in mind from God and that eventually they would be saved.
In this book Elie speaks of his hardships and how he survived the concentration camps. Elie quickly changed into a sorrowful person, but despite that he was determined to stay alive no matter the cost. For instance, during the death
He sees a sign that claims workers can go to a German work camp with better housing and food; he ends up deciding to go. By choosing to go, he was putting his health over comfort, and was able to stay in shape and in good condition over the time he was stuck as a prisoner. When a construction worker builds a house/building, he must spend time making sure each brick and piece of the foundation is perfectly placed and dry. Though this takes time and effort, he perseveres through and eventually finishes the building. If he were to take shortcuts (not waiting for the bricks to finish drying, skipping a piece of foundation, ect.) though the job would be done quicker, the entire building could collapse from his attempt at a shortcut, causing many injuries and ailments to others.
" (26 ) . Elie was leaning quickly that if he was not to obey orders , he would be violently assaulted . Although Elie was not abused himself , after witnessing a terrified woman receive brutal consequences , he fears it will likely happen to him . Once the truck arrives at the first destination , Elie is ordered to leave the vehicle . At this point , Elie has arrived at the concentration camp named 'Birkenau . '
After a while of being in the Nazi concentration camp he adapted to the environment around him. He saw death so often that it was no longer had a big impact on him. While death is a big part in
Imagine being a young 15 year old boy barely fed, dehydrated and at a camp that was created for the purpose of killing thousands of people and immediately once you arrive losing your mother and sister. Elie shows extreme mental strength during this event, rather than trying to stop it from happening
Elie was held captive in concentration camps from 1944-1945. During his time in the concentration camps, he became grateful for what he had, overcame countless obstacles, and more importantly kept fighting until he was free. [The Holocaust is very important to learn about because it can teach you some important life lessons.] You should always be grateful for what you have, no matter what the circumstances are. This lesson can be learned when Elie says, “After my father’s death, nothing could touch me any more”(109).