Describe how Elie's faith in God is challenged throughout Night. Refer to specific moments in the story and how these relate to his struggle of faith. What is the overall message you take away from his struggle with faith?
Describe how Elie's faith in God is challenged throughout Night. Refer to specific moments in the story and how these relate to his struggle of faith. What is the overall message you take away from his struggle with faith?
• Elie is curious about his faith; meets Moishe the Beadle, who helps him learn Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism; Elie is very devout
• Moishe emphasizes the importance of asking God the right or real questions
• The evil of the Holocaust confuses him: how could a good God allow this?
• Rabbi Eliahu's son leaves him behind; Elie prays, let me never do that to my father; Elie feels that in the end he fails his father
• When he first arrives at the camp, he sees babies being thrown into a pit of fire; wonders how God could allow this
• The "sad-eyed angel" is hanged; some asks, "Where is God?" Elie responds, "He is here on this gallows."
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