Questioning

In Night, Elie Wiesel challenges his belief in God at Auschwitz. Wiesel is constantly surrounded by some of the most gruesome acts of inhumanity in our entire history. He thinks if God can let something happen like such a large genocide then what his presence really for. Wiesel went into Auschwitz with no struggle at all with his faith. He was once asked why he prays and he replied, “Why did I pray? … Why did I live? Why did I breathe?" There is definitely a struggle with his God but it is clear that he never gives up on God. What kind of faith would he really have if he never questioned it?

Wiesel is deep in one of the worst death camps ever. His family is torn apart and people he knows are dying all around him. He has to see his own father cry and question his existence. He can not believe that all this cruelty can reflect the presence of a God. If God is omniscient and can do whatever he wants why would he let such terr

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Just like Job Elie holds on to his beliefs in God but just questions them considerably. This story resembles the Book of Job where how can you really test someone’s faith unless they are put into the worst of conditions. ” Wiesel says this one night after surviving a day in one of the concentration camps.

Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. You can tell that he still has some faith, it is questioned.

Wiesel questions just like every person questions a little. He thought that God was good so life was good. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. It is a young boy who is being hung and this is one of the real low points for Elie. Wiesel’s youth is leaving along with some of his security with God. You can tell he is still holding onto God at the end because he says that he will live as long as God himself will. So after denying his existence and slandering him, he then, at the end, recognizes his existence. ” His faith in God is being torn away just like the boy who is hanging in the gallows. Before these times Wiesel thought that God was everywhere and that God touched every part of his life.

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