Ellie Weisel
Faith
His life
he beacame more found of his father in the concentration camp
he loses faith easily
he was sent to a concentration camp because of his jewish faith
he lost his mother and little sister forever
he like to read the bible and pray
his father died in concentratin camp but he did nothing to help
he is more fond of his mother rather than his father in the begining
he was liberated three months after his father death
he wanted to become a rabbi
he looked for his surviving older sisters after liberation
He starts to doubt his faith when people are begining to leave
he has almost no faith when he sees the horrors of Auchwitz
Moshie made Elie question his faith
He lost his faith when his father dies
when he was 13 he wanted to become a rabbi
Quotes
" Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever." (Pg 34 faith)
" A weight lifted from my heart" (Pg 32 family)
"'why do you pray?' he asked after a moment. 'Why did I pray? Strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breath?" (pg 4 faith)
" Still I was happy I was near my father." (pg 32 family)
" He wanted to drive the idea of studying the kabblah from my mind. In vain, I suceeded on my own in finding a master for myself in the person of Moshie the Beadle." (pg 4 faith)
Family /Friends
His little sister Ziphora
he has two older sisters
his father is more tacitun
"Moshie the Beadle"
His mother is caring towards him
he wrote a book about his experience in a concentration camp at the age of 15
" My father was a cultured man rather unsentimenatl. He rarely displayed his feelings, not even within his family, and was more involved with the warefare of others than with that of his own kin." (pg 4 Family)