Elie's changes in Night
In Elie Wiesel's novel Night, the main character Elizer goes through a series of changes. Elizer, "Elie", is born in a town in Transylvania Hungary by the name of Sighet in 1928. Elie lives in a very highly orthodox Jewish family, and this shows in many of his personality traits and interest as a young man. Early on, Elie likes to study many Jewish texts. Before 1944, the Jews in Hungry were not affected by the terrible happenings in Europe. In 1933 Hitler came into power and blamed Germany's problems on the Jews. Under his rule, Hitler and his administration created laws and worked to exterminate the Jews. As the war went on, Hitler developed a "Final Solution" which was an extermination of Europe's Jews. The most Jews were killed in concentration camps where Jews were forced to do labor and live imprisoned. It was Elie's struggle to survive as a teenager in a camp that changed his emotional maturity, his relationship with his father, and his faith in God and religion. Because of the struggles Elie goes through, Elie loses his innocence and gains an incredible level of emotional maturity. Elie starts out as an innocent young boy full of interest, curiosity, and the potential for incredible success. He lives at first
In conclusion, Elie is taken through several changes because of the extraordinary challenges he had to face in the Nazi death camp. Elie throughout his journey loses his innocence and gains a great deal of emotional maturity. Elie's devotion for his father weakens as his time in the camp goes on. Elie also eventually loses almost all of his faith in God and in his religion. Elie's life is an example of how people's lives and views change when they are put through a traumatic course of events. Not only does Elie's plight change his emotional maturity, but also it changes the relationship he has with his father. As Elie continues on his struggle through his adolescent life, his devotion to his father weakens and Elie begins to see him as a burden. Elie starts out with a good relationship with his father. As a respected leader, his father conveys a sense of tradition and pride that exist in Elie before going to the death camp. When he and his father are separated from the rest of the family, their blood at first stays strong and Elie does not disrespect his father. The two develop a deep bond and understanding illustrated when Elie looks for his father during Rosh Hashanah. Elie says, "I ran off to look for my father...He was standing near the wall, bowed down, his shoulders sagging as though beneath a heavy burden. I went up to him, took his hand and kissed it. A tear fell upon it. Whose was that tear? Mine? His? I said nothing. Nor did he. We had never understood one another so clearly. (Pg. 65)" This quote illustrates the bond that has developed strongly between Elie and his father in being through their horrific experiences together. Without saying a word they are able to convey one another's feelings perfectly. As Elie and his father's troubled times continue, Elie starts to see his father as a inconvenience. On the journey to Buchenwald, Elie's attitude towards his father can be seen when he cannot find his father. Elie says, "It was daytime when I awoke. And then I remembered I had a father...I had known that he was at the end, on the brink of death, and yet I had abandoned him. I went out to look for him. But at the same moment this thought came into my mind: 'Don's let me find him! If only I could g
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Approximate Word count = 1516
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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