Blog Post #1-James

This book is horrifying. The few pages after Elie gets off the train are the most intense ten pages of a book that I have ever read. Wiesel’s poetic writing captivates the brutality of Auschwitz. His poetic inclination and deeply rooted religious beliefs are presented from the beginning: “Why did I pray? Strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breathe?”(Wiesel 4). He has such firm faith that he compares praying to breathing. With past hardships, he reasoned that they were tests from God to see if one is truly faithful, but after the terrors of the concentration camp he has doubt in God and does not pray with other men. “Why should I sanctify His name? The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent. What was there to thank Him for?”(Wiesel 33). This addresses a fundamental flaw in the concept of God. With all this suffering how could he exist? The Holocaust killed 11 million people. WWll killed 80 million. The god Elie prays too is proclaimed to love all of humanity and be omnipotent. If he loves all humanity he would not want them to suffer, yet if he is omnipotent he would not allow the people he loves, his “Children”, to suffer, yet still this suffering takes place. Elie recognizes this and assumes that God has forsaken the Jews, and no longer loves them.

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  1. AnonymousOctober 8, 2019 at 1:40 PM

    Hey James,

    I agree with a lot of what you're saying here, but I just want to clear some things up. I can see with what you're saying about how Elie compares praying to breathing, but I was just wondering if you could elaborate a little more on that. Otherwise, it was beautifully written! I had a further understanding of Elie's views on God when I read this. It made me think about Elie's feelings when he was doubting that God was there for him. Nice Job!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 8, 2019 at 2:34 PM

    Jamés,

    I like what you are saying about god how Elie though he had forsaken the jews. Your paragraph is well written but I don't see anything in their about your emotions. This looks more like an analytical piece than a piece about you emotions. I also don't see much about the writing style. But otherwise, it is well written and a nice piece of writing.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 10, 2019 at 6:43 AM

      Max,

      I see what you mean when you say it is very analytical. But I do include a bit about emotion and writing style. In the first sentence I say it is horrifying, which is how I felt about it. I also mention his poetic writing style later on. Thank you for the Feedback.

      -James

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  3. AnonymousOctober 8, 2019 at 2:37 PM

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  4. AnonymousOctober 8, 2019 at 2:38 PM

    Hi James good job,

    I agree with Julia that this was beautifully written and that it has very strong emotions. The only thing that I am going to say is that you should just give a tad more information about WWI if you are going to include it. Otherwise it was a very well written blog post good job. 👏

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  5. AnonymousOctober 9, 2019 at 2:36 PM

    You did an amazing job with this James.

    I really like the way you expressed your emotion, and I aree with the statements you made about god. I have been having a hard time reading Night, but this definetely helped me have a better understanding of how and what Elie was feeling. Great job!

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