![]() He holds an image his home and stays within his own world enriched with the divine grace (Bloom 107). The strength of Eliezer’s faith, however, is unquestionable until the boy lives in Signet. He is fully committed to his religious beliefs and, therefore, the hero cannot imagine the world without divine power controlling it. In the book, the Eliezer proclaims, “Why did I pray?… Why did I live? Why did I breathe?” (Wiesel 2). The protagonist does not hesitate to constantly glorify the Lord and emphasize his absolute power. Thus, the hero’s fight to remain committed to God is the core conflict in the book.Īt the beginning of the story, the protagonist’s faith in God is unconditional and omnipotent. The confrontation is specifically represented in Eliezer’s relations with his father. ![]() When Eliezer witnesses horrible pictures, his hatred, and disgust for humanity increases. ![]() ![]() However, at the end of the story, the hero declines his faith because he cannot believe that God permits such cruelty and horrors. ![]()
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