Elie Wiesel’s Night illustrates through the use of anaphora and simile to allow the reader to see how men who fail to attain even a respite are much more likely to relinquish their religion. Elie himself develops to find his god erroneous whilst endeavoring to keeping his body and soul through excessive work and little food in a Nazi concentration camp, and begins to loathe his omniscient being, whom punishes Elie at his leisure.
When people are faced with an incredibly gruesome scene, they tend to be traumatized by it, which may lead to effects on their psyche. This change in conduct may alter the way they perceive the world around them, including their religion. In Night, Elie is faced with the scene of babies burning, and feels: “[colon Quote Related To”Never Shall I Forget Anaphora]”(Wiesel __). This is Elie traumatized by the melting children and the acrid scent, knowing that he would be a part of it all too soon. It is seen later on that when “[Sentence Flow Quote Related To His Father Being Beaten]”(Wiesel __), which shows how Elie has been desensitized to the anguish of other people, even the ones as close as family. Trauma on this caliber …show more content…
Adolf wouldn't apply, because Elie did not have any access to him. The person he did have direct access to, in a sense, was God. Elie directed his anger at his god, and began to think “[Quote related to when Elie felt like a stranger to the other people worshipping god]” (Wiesel __). Even Moishe, a devout jew, began to fear the nazis more than his god, as seen when he “[Sentence flow quote regarding how moishe changed from being out of the way and not talking about anything but god, to in the way and only talking about how terrible the nazi’s were]”(Wiesel _). As a result of this way of thinking, Elie spurns his god entirely, forfeiting his judaism. But of course, Elie is just one man. Many others were broken in the same way he