Search results
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."
The infants, who are the ultimate representation of purity and innocence, meet the same horrific fate as everyone else, and Eliezer cannot reconcile this destruction of God’s purest creation with his belief in a world that reflects the will of the divine.
People also ask
How does Eliezer lose faith in God in night?
What are the themes in night?
What is a theme in night by Elie Wiesel?
Is Elie losing faith in God?
The prisoners have lost their humanity. Here a son not only abandons his father in order to survive, as the Rabbi's son did earlier, but actually kills his father for a piece of bread. Active Themes
In Night, Eliezer loses what had been a profound faith in God quite suddenly on his first night at Auschwitz. There are times later in the narrative when he returns to the idea of a...
- Quotes
- Philosophy
- Themes
Eliezers 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 power....
Initially, Eliezers faith is a product of his studies in Jewish mysticism, which teach him that God is everywhere in the world, that nothing exists without God, that in fact everything in the physical world is an emanation, or reflection, of the divine world. In other words, Eliezer has grown up believing that everything on Earth reflects Gods holi...
Though this realization seems to annihilate his faith, Eliezer manages to retain some of this faith throughout his experiences. At certain momentsduring his first night in the camp and during the hanging of the pipelEliezer does grapple with his faith, but his struggle should not be confused with a complete abandonment of his faith. This struggle d...
Night Themes. Themes are overarching ideas and beliefs that the writers express in their texts, including poetry, fiction, and plays. Themes make the story appealing and persuasive and help readers to understand the hidden messages in a story or poem. Themes in Night, a masterpiece of Elie Wiesel, are diverse.
(63) For the remainder of his experience in the Holocaust, Elie does not rely on his faith to pull him through. His bond with his father gives him the strength he needs to persevere. In the...