The memoir Night, written by the Nobel Prize winner, Elie Wiesel, captures the horrific events that occurred during the time known as the Holocaust. Elie originated from a small town in Romania called Sighet. During his childhood, his parents would always force to strengthen his spiritual side, and keep his mentality at its finest level. Sarah Wiesel (the mother of Elie) plays a big part in Elie’s life throughout his childhood, hence his father is a businessman, which requires an immense amount of time. However, it all changed during one night, when they were forced to join a concentration camp. Throughout the memoir the author successfully demonstrates physical, mental, and spiritual change, he was required to sustain …show more content…
His family originated in Romania, where many people, including the Wiesel family practiced Judaism. Before he was engaged in the concentration camp, Moshe the Beadle, the religious teacher of Elie, was a person who Elie looked up to. The majority of the people that settled in the town of Sighet had a different point of view on Moshe. They thought he was insane, and not worth listening to. However, Elie had a completely different view on Moshe. He believed what he said, and was a student of his teachings. Nevertheless, once Elie was recruited by force to join the concentration camp, everything had changed. After witnessing all the horrid events that occurred during his time in the camps, he told himself, “Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes” (Wiesel 34). Consecutively, many children, adults, and even the little newborn babies were subjected to the eminent death of the concentration camp. Majority of the victims of the Holocaust would end up burning alive in a crematory or be executed in a chimney. It was unbelievable for Elie that God was not able to help those innocent victims of the Holocaust. As a deeply religious person, God was the main priority in case a disaster would have occurred. For days Eliezer would pray, but not a sole answer or a symbol would have been revealed. He did not notice any distinction in his life without God, but he has also lost his religious