Devastation In The Book Night

“..it shocks your brain out of reality, to a point where it doesn’t seem real”(Crystal 30). During the holocaust, many Jews were dehumanized and used for labor under the authority of the Nazi soldiers. This caused a huge disruption in the way that these people thought, functioned and behaved on a regular basis. In the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel, the main character Elie struggles through many inhumane events, which caused him to lose his faith in God, man and himself. Elie responds negatively to devastation during the Holocaust, yet others respond to devastation positively; the difference is perspective. Elie was a very religious boy who dedicated his life to benediction. During the holocaust, the Jews were blind to what was really going on inside these “camps” like Buchenwald and Auschwitz, so when they were evicted from their homes they didn’t resist. All of the things that happened in the concentration camp, to Elie, or around him played a part in ripping him from his religious ties. “The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of
The appalling destruction that Elie endorsed was done by humans. Humans just like Elie. “Still, I told him that I could not believe that human beings were being burned in our times; the world would never tolerate such crimes…” (Wiesel 33). As hard as it was for him to understand why God could let all of his people down he then realized man had let him down. Ellie soon lacked the trust in his fellow humans. On the other hand, there are some people who instead of turn away from someone who let them down they find a stronger pull to help them. They think that if they love them or tolerate them then whatever they did will go away or get better. For example, say a friend did something that got them in trouble. Instead of unfriend them you back them up. You find yourself loving them more even though what they did was