One of the biggest themes in Night , is Elie's relationship to God, faith During his carefree days in his hometown of Sighet, Elie's belief in God was without question. His faith began to diminish, however, when his entire village was herded into cattle cars and sent to Auschwitz. It was here that he began to feel his first blows of pain and feelings of insecurity. After being ripped from all of his family except his …showed first 75 words of 375 total…

…showed last 75 words of 375 total…and son. Throughout the majority of Night, Elie is accompanied by his father. Their relationship is unmatched with any thing many of us have with our parents. However this relationship is derived from their close proximity to death?s grasp. They survive because of each other. I think the main theme of the ?father son? relationship, is used to show us how necessary true love and compassion are, as well as the rareness of it.