Sydney Blog post 2

A recurring theme in the book night that I noticed was loss of faith. Elie Wiesel mentions many times how he questioned his faith and that turned into disbelief. In the beginning his faith in God seemed very high and he trusted god and his promises that laid in his word. In the beginning of the book Elie asked his father to guide him in his studies “‘You are too young for that. Maimonides tells us that one must be thirty before venturing into the world of mysticism, a world fraught with peril. First you must study the basic subjects, those you are able to comprehend.”’(Wiesel 4) This quote shows how Elie was somewhat devoted to his faith. As I continued reading I noticed the beginning of Elie’s loss of faith “Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.” (Wiesel 22) This quote stood out to me because it is not written like anything else in his book. The poetic nature of that quote brings out and really portrays his emotions. As I continued in the book Elie talks to a man who says "I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people." (Wiesel 81) This quote is very heartbreaking. To think that someone would have more faith in a man that is trying to get rid of a whole group of people instead of their god is unimaginable.