Paper on “Night” by Elie Wisel

Elies spiritual Journey In Elie Wisels Night, Elie goes through with(predicate) an incredible spiritual change. In the starting signal of his book he is striving to become the most devoted Jew he can. This is illustrated by his crying because something inside me felt up the need to cry as he was praying in the temple. His obedience to Judism is also shown by his desire to field the Kabbalah. When his father discourages him from studying this world of mysticism Elie begins looking for his own teacher, and he finds Moishe the Beadle. Moishe helps Elie see why he prays and guide him in the teaching of the Kabbalists.One of the archetypical times Elies faith is tested is when he first gets to Birkenau and sees the crematorium. There hatful are expecting death however his father says May His arrive at be celebrated and sanctified. Elie gets mad at his father for saying this, because Elie had an expectation from his devotion to Judism. He expects to turn in a long life with mini mal trials give thanks to his devotion. However, when his faith is tested he says For the first time I felt anger rising within me. Why should I sanctify His ring? The Almighty and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent.What was there to thank him for? This shows he is disappointed in graven image. The Bible says give thanks in exclusively circumstances, for this is Gods go forth for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 518) Elies attitude is non thankful and even hating. We see that Elie also feels like God has left wing Elie and the Jews. In chapter 4 a unexampled boy is hanged from the gallows. As he slips in and out of death someone says For Gods sake, where is God? Elie says Where He is? This is where hang here from this gallows. Elie now believes God is dead or has forgotten about His people.His response shows that he has begun to totally disregard God, and even question himself as well as his faith. Elie is upset that God is allowing the Jews to b e slaughtered. You have betrayed (the inmates) allowing them to be tortured, slaughtered, gassed, and burned What do they do? They pray before you They praise your name This statement from chapter 5, during Rosh Hashanah, shows that Elie is definitely mad at God for letting the final solution happen. The next two paragraphs show how Elies faith has been shattered. I knew my sins grieved the Almighty so I pleaded for forgiveness. . .But, now I no longer pleaded for anything. . . I was the accuser, God the accused. These two statements reveal that Elie feels the power of the Holy Spirit to ask for forgiveness, yet he ignores it. He chooses instead to accuse God and to block out His voice. Despite all these times when he has denied God, Elie still begins his Nobel Peace measure speech with a prayer. He goes on to talk about a small boy (him) that has emerged from the Kingdom of Night, the Holocaust. He said A young Jewish boy discovered the Kingdom of Night. I remember his bewilderm ent, I remember his anguish. It all happened so fast. Elie also talks about his Judism. He tells everyone that his First response is to Jewish fears. He wants everyone to know that he will not stand by as his people are persecuted. As he draws his speech to a close he says, Should Israel lose except one war, it would mean her end and ours as well. But I have faith. This comment as well as his entire speech, shows that Elie has, perhaps, restored his faith in God, despite his bitterness. However, only God knows his heart. Only God knows what that little boy crying in the temple went through, as he traveled through the Kingdom of Night.