In the beginning of the book, Elie is devoted and respects God. During a conversation with Moishe Elie states "I told him how unhappy I was not to be able to find in Sighet a master to teach me the Zohar, the Kabbalistic works, the secrets of Jewish mysticism" indicating that Elie wanted to learn more about God and get closer to him. His relationship with God, however, starts to fall out once he gets to the Nazi camp. For instance, page 33 of the Night states "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?" this quote reveals how Wiesel is starting to resent and question God. At this point, Wiesel has lost faith and tells God …show more content…
On page 30 Elie states "All I could think of was not to lose him" showing how Wiesel felt they needed to stay close considering his father was the only thing he had left. The relationship with his father starts to become just like the one Elie had with God has as he begins to feel that his father is what keeps him going just like faith did. Unfortunately much like Wiesel's relationship with God, his relationship with his father also began to decrease. Page 54 in Night said "what’s more, if I felt anger at that moment, it was not directed at the Kapo but at my father. Why couldn’t he have avoided Idek’s wrath?" demonstrating how Elie is starting to feel annoyed at his father and is questioning him. Then towards the end, Wiesel states he is "free at last" after his father