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A summary of Section 4 in Elie Wiesel's Night. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Night and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
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As he reflects upon his horrendous first night in the...
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Throughout the ordeal, Eliezer and his father help each...
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Having and Losing Faith in God Theme Analysis. LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Night, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. 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 ...
Analysis. On the evening of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) the Jews in Buna gather for a prayer. Eliezer, who once lived for prayer and religious study, rebels against this. He feels that humans are, in a sense, greater than God, stronger than God, to still pray to a God who allows such horrors. "I was the accuser, God the accused….
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. At the beginning of the narrative, Eliezer declares, "I believed profoundly." He is twelve years old and his life is centered around Judaism ...
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