Loss of Faith in Night by Elie Wiesel :: essays research papers

Eliezer Wiesel loses his assent in god, family and humanity by dint of the experiences he has from the Nazi concentration campsite. Eliezer loses faith in god. He struggles physically and mentally for life and no longer believes there is a god. never shall I forget those moments which murdered my god and my soul and turned my dreams to dust...(pg 32). Elie worked stern to birth himself and asks god many times to help him and take him come in of his misery. Why should I bless his name? The eternal, lord of the universe, the all-powerful and dreaded was silent...(pg 31). Eliezer is confused, because he does non go why the Germans would kill his face, and does not know why god could let such a thing happen. I did not deny gods existence, but I doubted his absolute justice...(pg 42). These conditions gave him confidence, and courage to drop dead. Eliezer loses faith in his family. He and his mother and sister were parted at the camp and he has no hope to see them ever again. Me n to the left wing Women to the right...(pg 27). His father is getting old, and weak, and Elie realizes his father does not have the strength to move on his own, and it is too late to save him. Its too late to save your old father, I said to myself...(pg 105). He felt guilty because he could not help his father, but he knew the but way to live is to watch out for himself. Here, every man has to fight for himself and not entail of anyone else. Even of his father...(pg 105). He thinks of himself, and Eliezer loses hope, trust, and his beliefs. He begins to rely on himself because he knew that only he can help himself and he could not depend on anyone else. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever...(pg 32). Elies father was struck, and that was when he realise he was afraid of death, and he felt guilty because he did not help his father.