Relationships In Night By Elie Wiesel

Holocaust Paper Throughout the course of the story, we see many changes in the relations. Eliezer and his father have a weak communication at the beginning of the novel. “My father rarely displayed his feelings,” (Wiesel, 2006, pg.4). Eliezer’s father has always been a very busy member of the community and would put others before his own family. “He was more involved with the welfare of other,” (Wiesel, 2006, pg.4). By the time Eliezer’s father finished serving the community, he was always too worn out to pay any attention to his family. As the story continues, we begin to see a different side of both of them. Being stuck together in the camp allowed them to stay strong for each other throughout most of their sufferings. “Everyone encounter filled us with joy- yes, joy: Thank God! You are still alive,” (Wiesel, 2006, pg.35). At the start, Eliezer’s father took over the role and did everything to assure that his son would survive. Shortly after though, the roles changed and Eliezer took the most care for his father because he understood he was older and needed more assistance in order to survive. “My father began to run, to try to catch up with us,” (Wiesel, 2006, pg.75). Although his father was not there

Unfortunately, his perception changes throughout the novel based on all of the things he oversees and has to live by. At the camps, he realizes that people are being mistreated and he does not understand what kind of God would let those things happen. He begins to question the things that God is capable and incapable of doing. “There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention” (Wiesel, 2006, pg.119). “I trust Israel, for I have faith in the Jewish people,” (Wiesel, 2006, pg.119). Eliezer does not necessarily abandons his belief in God, but rather he reassesses his faith and God’s role in the world based on all of the evil he has seen