Night By Elie Wiesel Rhetorical Analysis

Events Change Beliefs Think about all the times someone has believed something and their thoughts are changed by later experiences. Events happen in people’s lives that change their perspective on things. People believe something but once they are faced with a situation that tests their beliefs, their thoughts can change. No matter how strongly people may think about something, they can even surprise themselves with how much their thoughts can change. Before Elie Wiesel is sent to a concentration camp he is very religious. However, during his time in the concentration camp he loses faith quickly and often questions himself about God and his ways. Elie Wiesel wants the readers of his book to see how the camp changed him and his beliefs. In Night, Elie Wiesel uses tone, imagery, and diction to
Before the camps Elie was very religious and has a strong connection to God. However, in the camps a prayer service with Kaddish being recited is held and Elie feels like a stranger in the group. Elie states,“I found myself to be stronger than this Almighty to whom my life had been bound for so long. In the midst of these men assembled for prayer, I felt like an observer, a stranger”(68). This quote uses great word choice and explains how Elie no longer has the faith he once had and now feels like an outsider in a place he would have normally felt like home. Elie also does not participate in a traditional event he normally would have called Yom Kippur. He does not fast during Yom Kippur like usual and says, “There was no longer any reason for me to fast. I no longer accepted God’s silence. As I swallowed my ration of soup, I turned that act into a symbol of rebellion, of protest against Him” (69). This expresses how Elie no longer is obeying God or following his beliefs. He is not participating in his religious events and his faith is not within