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Eliezer himself begins to lose his humanity and his faith, both in God and in the people around him. After months in the camp, Eliezer undergoes an operation for a foot injury. While he is in the infirmary, however, the Nazis decide to evacuate the camp because the Russians are advancing and are on the verge of liberating Buna.
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Full title Night. Author Elie Wiesel. Type of work Literary...
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As he reflects upon his horrendous first night in the...
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Eliezer’s struggle reflects such a sentiment. Only in the...
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One of the main themes of Night is Eliezer's loss of religious faith. Throughout the book, Eliezer witnesses and experiences things that he cannot reconcile with the idea of a just and all-knowing God.
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- Eliezer’s Struggle to Maintain Faith in A Benevolent God
- Silence
- Inhumanity Toward Other Humans
- The Importance of Father-Son Bonds
Eliezer’s struggle with his faith is a dominant conflict in Night.At the beginning of the work, his faith in God is absolute. When asked why he prays to God, he answers, “Why did I pray? . . . Why did I live? Why did I breathe?” His belief in an omnipotent, benevolent God is unconditional, and he cannot imagine living without faith in a divine powe...
In one of Night’s most famous passages, Eliezer states, “Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live.” It is the idea of God’s silence that he finds most troubling, as this description of an event at Buna reveals: as the Gestapo hangs a young boy, a man asks, “Where is God?” yet the only re...
Eliezer’s spiritual struggle owes to his shaken faith not only in God but in everything around him. After experiencing such cruelty, Eliezer can no longer make sense of his world. His disillusionment results from his painful experience with Nazi persecution, but also from the cruelty he sees fellow prisoners inflict on each other. Eliezer also beco...
Eliezer is disgusted with the horrific selfishness he sees around him, especially when it involves the rupture of familial bonds. On three occasions, he mentions sons horribly mistreating fathers: in his brief discussion of the pipelwho abused his father; his terrible conclusion about the motives of Rabbi Eliahou’s son; and his narration of the fig...
As he reflects upon his horrendous first night in the concentration camp and its lasting effect on his life, Wiesel introduces the theme of Eliezer’s spiritual crisis and his loss of faith in God. In its form, this passage resembles two significant pieces of literature: Psalm 150, from the Bible, and French author Emile Zola’s 1898 essay ...
After the Hungarian government falls to the Fascists in 1944, Eliezer Wiesel and his family, along with the remaining Jews in Sighet, are herded away to Auschwitz, a concentration camp. Read a full Summary & Analysis of Section 1.
Elie Wiesel’s reflections on the loss of innocence, the fragility of life, and the search for meaning in the midst of profound suffering contribute to the story's enduring impact. Night has become a seminal work in Holocaust literature, offering readers a raw and unflinching look at the atrocities committed during this dark period in history.
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