Question

He did not answer. He was weeping. His body was shaking. Everybody around us was weeping. Someone began to recite Kaddish, the prayer for the dead. I don’t know whether, during the history of the Jewish people, men have ever before recited Kaddish for themselves. “Yisgadal eyiskadash, shmey raba…. May His name be celebrated and sanctified….” whispered my father. For the first time, I felt anger rising within me. 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?

Question 3 options:

Wiesel uses description to show that sharing in community worship gives them all strength to survive.


Wiesel uses characterization to show his father is getting weaker and becoming frail.


Wiesel’s allusions to religious elements and doubt demonstrate the internal conflict central to the text.


Wiesel uses characterization to show how his faith increased during his time in the concentration camp.

Answer 1

Wiesel’s allusions to religious elements and doubt demonstrate the internal conflict central to the text.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a turning point for Wiesel. At the beginning of the book he describes himself as being devout, extremely religious. He was studying a more advanced level of his religion than his father thought he was ready for. However, when he is at the concentration he begins to lose his faith. This is the first part in the novel where he shows that he has begun to turn his back on God. This is an internal conflict for him throughout the text.