He can no longer believe that a God who would permit such nightmare places to exist could be just.
Quotes about losing faith in god in night. The war caused Wiesel to lose faith in God. The fact that many Jews do continue to pray to recite the Talmud and to look for comfort in their faith while in the concentration camp amazes and confounds Eliezer. Even in the modern world people who have not been starved and pushed to work beyond their limits find themselves questioning whether or not there is a god and if he is a just one.
This is evident when Elie is put in a concentration camp. For example in the novel he states Why but why should I bless him. The Importance Of Faith And Faith In Night By Elie Wiesel 1274 Words 6 Pages.
This quote signifies Elies loss of faith in God. He had watched me one day as I. Wiesel finds himself following the trendshow more content Wiesel questioned his faith.
Now however he is always full of. He does not under stand why this is happening and if there is a god then why is he allowing this to happen. People could truthfully say that their faith is unscathed.
Because he had thousands of children burnt in his fire because he kept six crematories working day and night on Sundays and on fast days Wiesel 67. My eyes had opened and I was alone terribly alone in a world without God without man Wiesel 68. Never shall i forget those moments which murdered my god and my soul and turned my dreams to dust pg 32.
Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere. What had I to thank Him for. Wiesel 31Another example of prisoners in the concentration camp loosing their faith in Night is when the pipel a young child was hung in front of the whole camp.