How does Eliezer change from the start of Night to his arrival in the first concentration camp?

At the start, he was very devoted to God, but he begins to be angry that God is allowing such horrible things to happen in the camp.

He did not think much about religion at first, but the horrible sights in the camp inspire him to pray to God for deliverance.

At the start of the book, he always listened to his father's advice. After arriving in the camp he begins to ignore his father's advice and think about how to fight back against the Nazis.

He develops a new appreciation for the wisdom of his community because the elders knew this might happen and they prepared the people to survive.

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Big Nasty

28 August, 21:32

How does Eliezer change from the start of Night to his arrival in the first concentration camp?

At the start, he was very devoted to God, but he begins to be angry that God is allowing such horrible things to happen in the camp.

He did not think much about religion at first, but the horrible sights in the camp inspire him to pray to God for deliverance.

At the start of the book, he always listened to his father's advice. After arriving in the camp he begins to ignore his father's advice and think about how to fight back against the Nazis.

He develops a new appreciation for the wisdom of his community because the elders knew this might happen and they prepared the people to survive.

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Paul Butler · Answer 1

Eliezer gets off the train with all the other people and when he sees all the destruction and the death of people, he loses his illusions that everything will be alright. Eliezer, in those few moments lost his faith in God and became angry with him for letting this happen.