Night By Elie Wiesel Analysis
Survivor of Holocaust
In Elie Wiesel’s Night (1960), Eliezer Weisel deals with the harsh brutality of the Holocaust. He uses mental attributes such as determination and faithfulness to overcome the harsh environment and events that he manages with. His despondency is a result of all of his misery. With his mental attributes, he hardly survives, but his despondency is a result of his loss of hope because he has suffered emotionally, spiritually, and physically.
Eliezer’s determination allows him to survive the bitter environment of the Holocaust camp. He is determined to protect his father as much as possible from the other people. When some people begin to beat his father for his food, Eliezer protects him. Also, his determination portrays when he runs to the concentration without stopping because his mind was set, and he would be shot dead if he had stopped running. When Eliezer says “‘ I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his only …show more content…
His faith showed when he had asked his father for a master to teach him about religion. This was before he was in the concentration camp. He had said, “‘one day I asked my father to find me a master to guide me in the studies of cabbala”’(14). His faith was more important before the Holocaust because during the Holocaust, he had witnessed many brutal events and could not find reason to believe in God. When Eliezer says, “‘And, in spite of myself, a prayer rose in my heart to that god in who I no longer believed. My God, Lord of the Universe, give me strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou’s son has done.”’ Eliezer is troubled about faith, but he is still has some faith. The Rabbi’s son had abandoned his father because he might have been shot, so he left him in case he stopped running to the concentration camp. His faith gives him strength and allows him to be determined so he can survive the concentration
In Elie Wiesel’s Night (1960), Eliezer Weisel deals with the harsh brutality of the Holocaust. He uses mental attributes such as determination and faithfulness to overcome the harsh environment and events that he manages with. His despondency is a result of all of his misery. With his mental attributes, he hardly survives, but his despondency is a result of his loss of hope because he has suffered emotionally, spiritually, and physically.
Eliezer’s determination allows him to survive the bitter environment of the Holocaust camp. He is determined to protect his father as much as possible from the other people. When some people begin to beat his father for his food, Eliezer protects him. Also, his determination portrays when he runs to the concentration without stopping because his mind was set, and he would be shot dead if he had stopped running. When Eliezer says “‘ I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his only …show more content…
His faith showed when he had asked his father for a master to teach him about religion. This was before he was in the concentration camp. He had said, “‘one day I asked my father to find me a master to guide me in the studies of cabbala”’(14). His faith was more important before the Holocaust because during the Holocaust, he had witnessed many brutal events and could not find reason to believe in God. When Eliezer says, “‘And, in spite of myself, a prayer rose in my heart to that god in who I no longer believed. My God, Lord of the Universe, give me strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou’s son has done.”’ Eliezer is troubled about faith, but he is still has some faith. The Rabbi’s son had abandoned his father because he might have been shot, so he left him in case he stopped running to the concentration camp. His faith gives him strength and allows him to be determined so he can survive the concentration