“I did not fast. First of all, to please my father who had forbidden me to do so. And then, there was no longer any reason for me to fast. I no longer accepted God’s silence.” (Night page 69) Prisoners also did not fast because they were starting to loose all their faith in their God. If you were loosing all your faith, there would be no reason to fast for a holiday relating to your religion. I believe that if the Jews had fasted or missed work to observe their holiday the SS may have killed them. This is because the SS were very violent, and the entire reason they were there was because they were Jews. This is why Elie did not fast, and why I feel that other Jews should not have
“I did not fast. First of all, to please my father who had forbidden me to do so. And then, there was no longer any reason for me to fast. I no longer accepted God’s silence.” (Night page 69) Prisoners also did not fast because they were starting to loose all their faith in their God. If you were loosing all your faith, there would be no reason to fast for a holiday relating to your religion. I believe that if the Jews had fasted or missed work to observe their holiday the SS may have killed them. This is because the SS were very violent, and the entire reason they were there was because they were Jews. This is why Elie did not fast, and why I feel that other Jews should not have