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Night The Halocaust, a horrible time for the world. Just as any war is. War is the single most destructive thing our world has. It can take the lives of millions of people in just a few seconds.War however may seem bad from the perspective of many people, but it is even worse from the perspective of a single person. A boy for instance, trapped between two opposing forces. Elie for example has lived through this. A boy of only 15, how much he has suffered through. During the course of the book Night it is obvious that Elie lost faith in his god. "For the first time, I felt revolt rise up in me. Why should I bless his name? The Eternal, Lord of the Universe, the All-Poerful and terrible, was silent. what had I to thank him for?" (31). This is Elie's first sign of losing faith. In his mind he wondered how a god, so great and wonderful hasn't helped out his people, But rather let them see how cruel people can be. Elie said this after he had witnessed babies sent to their doom in a pit of fire. How could he not ask his god why he hasn't done anything. A bo

I knowman is too small, too humble and inconsiderable to seekto understand the mysterious ways of god. Where is thedivine Mercy Where is God How can I believe, how could anyone believe, in this merciful god (73)Faith, the one thing man has over animals, the belief in a god, the All Powerfulthe savior of the earth. Its just another point proving that Elie did lose faith in his God. The sight of someone being beaten infront of you, but knowing that if you help, it'll be even worse for you. God, the most important role in human civilization was going to let the slaughter of innocent people goon in his world. Especially when he is so young to whitness pure evil. I know one has no right to say thinks like that. I've got eyes, too, and I can see what they're doing here. Just like Elie, no longer can he pray at night, no longer can he look in the sky and say to himself "Im lucky to have such a great god to look over me". "Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. But as they were coated with a thick layer of mud, no one had noticed them.