The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left

me." Many may know the raw emotion of hurt and anguish, but how

often does that anguish arise from internal conflict? In the

novel Night by Elie Wiesel, the conflict over Wiesel's

diminishing faith in God is parallel to his decreasing loyalty

to his father. He is troubled and tormented by feelings of

guilt. His lack of faith and loyalty account for the deadness

in the young man's eyes as he gazes into a mirror after his

In the onset of the novel, Elie's faith in God is

prominent. As the novel progresses, however, Elie loses faith

little by little. At the age of twelve, he asks his father,

Chlomo, to find him a master to teach him the studies of the

cabbala. His faith in God is very strong for such a young

child, and his faith continues to flourish as time goes on. "I

believed profoundly. During the day I studied the Talmud, and

at night I rant to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of

the Temple"(1). However, once the deportation of the ghettoes

occurs, Elie's faith begins to grow weaker. On the day of Rosh

the well-being of Chlomo. "And my father? Suddenly, I

only sparks of the fire which devoured us. Should that fire die

God is intended to represent all beings--how, then, are people

about him, his faith is all but gone.

his hopes that this will be the end. When his father does pass

promises. As this becomes clear to Elie, he begins to turn his

happened to me? My father had just been struck, before my very

being slaughtered right before Elie's eyes? As Elie's faith in

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Approximate Word count = 905
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)