This is an enormous question, and we must keep in mind that when we ask it regarding
Elie in , we are not approaching it as character development as we would
for analysis of . On the contrary, we are considering the changes a man--indeed, a boy--went
through in an horrific and very real series of events.
In the beginning of
his life, Elie was devoted to the Orthodox Jewish religion. He followed regular prayers and
practices, then at night even studied the mystical Jewish secrets called Kabbalah. Then, as he
went from camp to camp and saw atrocity after atrocity, death after death--a...
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