Part one of term paper
“From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me. 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 para ...

Part two of term paper
... 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 ...