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The Nazis caused more destruction than just killing innocent Jews, they destroyed their peace, God, and humanity. Elie Wiesel’s Night, illustrates that by telling his experience in the concentration camps. Elie begins to question his strong feelings for God. He is left only with is memory of having privacy and peace as he did in Sighet. Elie loses his respect of being treated as a human rather than an animal. The experience of Night is fatal to Elie as it destroys his peace, his God, and his humanity. Elie’s faith for God weakens more and more. In the beginning, Elie’s love for the Lord is very powerful. “During the day, I studied Talmud, and at night, I run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the temple. (1)” Elie practices Judaism every day by going to the synagogue where he prays. Elie first sees the crematories and the ditches that were deaths to so many Jews. “For the first time, I felt revolt rise up in me. Why should I bless his name?
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