As Night begins, Eliezer is so moved by faith that he weeps when he prays. He is also searching for a deeper understanding of the mystical teachings of the Kabbalah. How does Eliezer's relationship with his faith and with God change as the book progresses?
Eliezer towards the middle of the book loses his faith because he feels that with everything that happened he is alone. He doesn't believe God is with him anymore either. On page 65 of the book Eliezer states "This day I had ceased to plead. I was no longer capable of lamentation. On the contrary, I felt very strong. I was the accuser, God the accused."
ReplyDeleteSo basically he turned his back on God believing that God was never there from the beginning. Since his experience with the world, he thinks and feels that he is alone without love or mercy from God. He thinks of himself as weak yet strong at the same time. In the end he doesn't even want to admit it, but he doesn't have faith anymore.
i agree with Ylanis. at the beginning of thee book he was very strong in his religion and he was trying to be just like "Moshe the Beadle." in the middle of the book he looses his faith and is questioning why god is punishing all the Jews.
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I agree with both Erica and Ylanis. Throughout the book his idea of god and faith changed. He started to question god in the middle of the book. In the beginning he makes it seem like he is trying to be just like "Moshe the Beadle." He does not understand why they,the jewish people are getting punished. He questions and questions, why? Why is god (supposely) doing this to his people. Eliezer is trying to understand; he is trying to find some understanding of this situation.
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