Elie Wiesel Journey
Elie Wiesel endures multiple hardships while he is in Auschwitz and these events caused him to rethink who he is. Experiencing multiple grueling situations and barbaric treatment can cause a person to forget their morals, as well as their beliefs and evolve into a brute who cares for nobody except themselves. Unfortunately, Wiesel is unable to escape the inevitable and he begins to focus merely on his own survival rather than the survival of those around him. The experiences that a person goes through change how they react to new situations and how they base their decisions. A person may lose faith and give up on their own beliefs if they are put through numerous traumatic situations. Once Eliezer and his father were resting on their way to
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While the Jews praised God during the Jewish New Year, Wiesel realizes that to believe in the faith that had previously taken priority in his life is foolish and states "My eyes had opened and I was alone, terribly alone in a world without God, without man. Without love or mercy. I was nothing but ashes now, but I felt myself to be stronger than this Almighty to whom my life had been for so long. In the midst of these men assembled for prayer, I felt like an observer, a stranger." (Page 68) Wiesel had come to the conclusion that if God would allow these horrendous events to take place, then he no longer wanted to place his faith in God or in his fellow man. Later when Elie and his father had arrived in Buchenwald, Elie's father pleads for him to leave so that he can "sleep" because he is so exhausted. They then have to go inside the block until the next morning and Elie realizes he had left his father and states "When I woke up it was daylight. that is when I remembered that I had a father. During the alert, I had followed the mob, not taking care of him. I knew he was running out of strength, close to death and yet I had abandoned him." (Page 106) During the alert, Wiesel focuses solely on his own survival, despite his weakening father being right next to him. Wiesel's experiences in the camp caused him to abandon not only his beliefs, but for a brief period of time he also abandoned his father to ensure his
While the Jews praised God during the Jewish New Year, Wiesel realizes that to believe in the faith that had previously taken priority in his life is foolish and states "My eyes had opened and I was alone, terribly alone in a world without God, without man. Without love or mercy. I was nothing but ashes now, but I felt myself to be stronger than this Almighty to whom my life had been for so long. In the midst of these men assembled for prayer, I felt like an observer, a stranger." (Page 68) Wiesel had come to the conclusion that if God would allow these horrendous events to take place, then he no longer wanted to place his faith in God or in his fellow man. Later when Elie and his father had arrived in Buchenwald, Elie's father pleads for him to leave so that he can "sleep" because he is so exhausted. They then have to go inside the block until the next morning and Elie realizes he had left his father and states "When I woke up it was daylight. that is when I remembered that I had a father. During the alert, I had followed the mob, not taking care of him. I knew he was running out of strength, close to death and yet I had abandoned him." (Page 106) During the alert, Wiesel focuses solely on his own survival, despite his weakening father being right next to him. Wiesel's experiences in the camp caused him to abandon not only his beliefs, but for a brief period of time he also abandoned his father to ensure his