Forwarding Night
It seems to be a characteristic of human behavior that when faced with a difficult time in life, one often turns to religion for comfort. Elie Weisel’s Night, an autobiography documenting his experiences during World War II in a concentration camp, supports this idea. Weisel writes, “Why did I pray? A strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breathe?” (2) In this passage the young Weisel correlates his need for religion with his need to live and breathe. Religion is as essential to him as life itself. Interestingly, the young Weisel and his Jewish neighbors turn to religion in the exact moment that they are being persecuted for their religious beliefs. Yet, religion is exactly what gets them through this terrible moment in history.
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