In chapter two of "Night" by Elie Wiesel, Elie and the rest of the Jews arrive in Birkeanu. The first thing they see is a chimney, smoke billowing menacingly from the top. Madame Schachter was screaming something about fire while she was in the train, and it seems as though she was foreshadowing the burning of the Jews. Elie receives a shock when he realizes what the smoke is. We can see now that he is unused to seeing such things and is still innocent, but he soon gets used to seeing such awful things. He becomes desensitized, which happens when you get used to seeing things that you are not used to seeing. While all this is happening, Elie is still unaware that he will never see his mother or little sister again. Many families in the holocaust were torn apart by the Nazis, which is a terrible thing. During this time, Elie loses track of his faith and strays off the path of God. All of these tragedies would be enough to make anyone wonder why God would make this happen. I am sure that many people lost their faith throughout the holocaust.
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