During World War II, many atrocities occurred to the Jews living all across Europe. Hitler created huge concentration camps so devastating they were stated to be “hell on earth.” The story of Elie Wiesel is a truly horrifying and emotional journey. During his stay in a selection of concentration camps, he has lost faith in his fellow man, god, and himself; making him nothing more than a mere skeleton of the young man he used to be. The book Night Wrote by Elie Wiesel himself is a personal reflection of the pains suffered during the Holocaust.
Elie was once a very pious young boy devoted to the study of his Jewish religion. This image of his God changed near completely as he entered Auschwitz. Mr. Wiesel stated, “For the first time, I felt …show more content…
Elies utters, “The night had passed completely. The morning star shone in the sky. I too had become a different person. The student of Talmud, the child I was, had been consumed by the flames. All that was left was a shape that resembled me. My soul had been invaded—and devoured—by a black flame”(37). When he woke up in the cart that dragged him and his family to their fates, he had lost all his identity, feeling as if he was consumed by a flame that destroyed his former self. None of his studying, worldly or spiritual possessions, family, or any human being could stop the test he was about to put under.
At the end of his horrors, Elie Wiesel prevails as a stronger man. He shows that nothing, physically or mentally, can tear down a man of strong well-being and character. The story of Mr. Wiesel and many other Holocaust survivors will forever haunt the minds of everyone in the world. These survivors hope that the stories they share will prohibit any persecution of this manner to ever rise again. The loss of faith in God, yourself, and the men around you is an unmatched issue that no person should ever have to experience in their
Elie was once a very pious young boy devoted to the study of his Jewish religion. This image of his God changed near completely as he entered Auschwitz. Mr. Wiesel stated, “For the first time, I felt …show more content…
Elies utters, “The night had passed completely. The morning star shone in the sky. I too had become a different person. The student of Talmud, the child I was, had been consumed by the flames. All that was left was a shape that resembled me. My soul had been invaded—and devoured—by a black flame”(37). When he woke up in the cart that dragged him and his family to their fates, he had lost all his identity, feeling as if he was consumed by a flame that destroyed his former self. None of his studying, worldly or spiritual possessions, family, or any human being could stop the test he was about to put under.
At the end of his horrors, Elie Wiesel prevails as a stronger man. He shows that nothing, physically or mentally, can tear down a man of strong well-being and character. The story of Mr. Wiesel and many other Holocaust survivors will forever haunt the minds of everyone in the world. These survivors hope that the stories they share will prohibit any persecution of this manner to ever rise again. The loss of faith in God, yourself, and the men around you is an unmatched issue that no person should ever have to experience in their