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Dreadful. Dark. Depressing. In the memoir, Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie and his father are taken to a concentration camps as prisoners. They are both taken to a concentration camp and spend almost a year inside the camp. When Elie's life was normal, Elie believed strongly in God, but as conditions became unbearable, he questioned his faith and ultimately he lost his faith. When life was normal, Elie was very religious. Elie is in Sighet, praying to God. Elie is very religious and prays everyday and has a strong faith. He's visiting with Moishe the Beadle and are practicing their readings. "Together we would read, over and over again, the same page of the Zohar. Not to learn it by heart but to discover within the very essence of divinity." (5.) Elie is very religious because he is taking time to pray to God by reading passages over and over to show his devotion. …show more content…

Elie has arrived at Auschwitz and sees all the evil and chaos there. He thinks he is dreaming because what he sees is inhumane. He then heard his father praying and he questioned himself how someone could pray with all the evil going on. "For the first time, I felt anger rising within me. Why should I sanctify His name? The Almighty the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent. What was there to thank Him for?" (33.). Elie is angry because God is choosing to be silent and this leads him to question his faith as to whether his God is even

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