Night
In many mainstream religions its followers rely on a savior or out-of-body-god that is all powerful and is expected to lead the way; yet, people are discouraged when heinous acts of violence are committed throughout the world and they wonder why God would let that kind of evil occur. Even the most devout believers ofter question God and his (or her) power throughout their lifetimes. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel he realizes that he must rely on his own internal faith rather than an himself to keep his morale strong. Wiesel’s experience in the concentration camps causes him to depend on his own strength and beliefs.
Wiesel starts out as a deeply religious individual, he reads from the Cabbala and describes prayer as an act that is vital to his very being, such as eating and drinking. When Wiesel is asked why he prays he replies with, “Why do I live? Why did I breathe?” It is obvious that he was was a young man whose life was very influence by religion, as well as all of his decisions. He believed that god had all the answers and would guide throughout life without problems nor complications. He states simply, “Man questions and God answers,” which is the belief of many followers of religion because they wish for someone to solve their problems and give them answers.
When Wiesel is sent to the concentration camp he instantly feels a loss of god. He feels helpless and he no longer feels as if there is a god to save him from the atrocities that are being committed against his people in the concentration camps. He is afraid and there is no god or anyone to save him from what is happening to him. He stops praying because he wonders why god who is only supposed to be about love and kindness would allow such things to happen on Earth. He become angry at God and does not feel as if he owes him any praise or recognition because of what happened in the camps.
After time passes Wiesel realizes that he must rely on his own internal strength to keep going on through life in the camps. He no longer prays to god, rather he is his own god, leading the way throughout his struggles in life. When Moshe the Beadle states, “You can find the true answers...only within yourself.” Wiesel exemplifies this exactly, he guides himself and he survives throughout his years of experiencing the horrific acts that take place in the concentration camps.
Overall He has lost faith within an external god and realizes that he must depend on himself in order to go through life.
In many mainstream religions its followers rely on a savior or out-of-body-god that is all powerful and is expected to lead the way; yet, people are discouraged when heinous acts of violence are committed throughout the world and they wonder why God would let that kind of evil occur. Even the most devout believers ofter question God and his (or her) power throughout their lifetimes. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel he realizes that he must rely on his own internal faith rather than an himself to keep his morale strong. Wiesel’s experience in the concentration camps causes him to depend on his own strength and beliefs.
Wiesel starts out as a deeply religious individual, he reads from the Cabbala and describes prayer as an act that is vital to his very being, such as eating and drinking. When Wiesel is asked why he prays he replies with, “Why do I live? Why did I breathe?” It is obvious that he was was a young man whose life was very influence by religion, as well as all of his decisions. He believed that god had all the answers and would guide throughout life without problems nor complications. He states simply, “Man questions and God answers,” which is the belief of many followers of religion because they wish for someone to solve their problems and give them answers.
When Wiesel is sent to the concentration camp he instantly feels a loss of god. He feels helpless and he no longer feels as if there is a god to save him from the atrocities that are being committed against his people in the concentration camps. He is afraid and there is no god or anyone to save him from what is happening to him. He stops praying because he wonders why god who is only supposed to be about love and kindness would allow such things to happen on Earth. He become angry at God and does not feel as if he owes him any praise or recognition because of what happened in the camps.
After time passes Wiesel realizes that he must rely on his own internal strength to keep going on through life in the camps. He no longer prays to god, rather he is his own god, leading the way throughout his struggles in life. When Moshe the Beadle states, “You can find the true answers...only within yourself.” Wiesel exemplifies this exactly, he guides himself and he survives throughout his years of experiencing the horrific acts that take place in the concentration camps.
Overall He has lost faith within an external god and realizes that he must depend on himself in order to go through life.
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