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How did Elie Wiesel change mentally?
Elie physically becomes more dehumanized and skeletal, mentally changes his perspective on religion, and socially becomes more selfish and detached, causing him to lose many parts of his character and adding to the overall theme of loss in Night. The look in his eyes as he gazed has never left me” (Wiesel 115).
How would you describe Elie at the beginning of the story?
At the beginning of the book Elie is a unique boy who is hungry for his religion. He desires to learn everything and his goal in life is to be a master of Kabbalah. He spends is time deep in study, even his free time. He seeks the truth and is a very philosophical young man.
What is Elie’s personality?
At the end of the Holocaust, Eliezer is a broken, bitter person who is callous and depressed. The traumatic experiences alter Eliezer’s beliefs and personality. For Elie, the Holocaust is not only something to survive, but it is also a highly transformational part of his life.
How did Elie change in Chapter 1?
In the beginning, Elie is completely happy, and life is normal. He thinks he understands who he is, what he wants, and how he should act. However, after his traumatic experiences, he begins to lose sight of his identity; he becomes apathetic and cold.
How did Elie Wiesel lose his identity?
In Night, Elie Wiesel loses his identity by being dehumanized in the labor camps and by being forced to endure an unimaginable amount of suffering. He loses faith in God, which had once formed a part of his identity, and he loses many people who were important to him.
What does Eliezer learn about himself?
Through his experiences in the Holocaust, Elie learns much about himself. The first thing Elie learns is that he is deeply loyal to family, especially to his father, Shlomo. On more than one occasion Elie puts Shlomo’s survival above his own. Another thing Elie learns is that he is a survivor.
How does Elie Wiesel describe himself as a boy?
How does Wiesel describe himself as a boy of 12? very religious, observant, studied Talmud.
How does Elie describe himself?
As a young Jewish boy and young adult, Eliezer describes himself as strong and devout in his faith.
How does Elie change morally in night?
Due to his time in the concentration camps and Holocaust, Elie changes drastically as he is forced to take care more of himself for survival’s sake. Due to family separation, brutal treatment, Wiesel is transformed so drastically that his father’s passing is viewed as freeing.
How does Elie and his father’s relationship change?
As the two continue to stay in the camp, their relationship changes to peer-like to ensure they continue helping each other. When his father is chosen, Eliezer acts like his friend and he creates a diversion by causing a commotion so that his father and the other captives can switch lines.
What lesson did Elie learn?
The first thing Elie learns is that he is deeply loyal to family, especially to his father, Shlomo. On more than one occasion Elie puts Shlomo’s survival above his own. For example, during the forced march near the end of the memoir, Elie physically supports his father though Elie’s own strength is fading.