One of the biggest points in Night, is Elie's relationship to god. During his days in his hometown of Sighet, Elie's belief in God was without question. This belief was blurred, however, when his entire village was put 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 father, and witnessing the inhumane treatment of his fellow Jews, how could he not question his position? At first, Elie did not deny God's existence, but he doubted his absolute justice. Many believed the concentration camps to be tests, to judge character, and prove that God loved them. This is the reason the Jews fail to actively resist deportation and eventual execution, despite warnings from survivors. They felt as though god would protect them from harm. Even though there were warnings from survivors, people felt like god would watch over them. They didn't feel like they needed to actively resist deportation. Tests have definite right and wrong answers, and neither of these could be found in the current situation. Over time, the camps tried the souls of the men. Eventually some did lose their humanity or at least made the line between humanity and inhumanity a little less clear. The belief that people hold when it comes to their religious beliefs acts like a protectent to them. The belief in god is why, explained by Elie, is why the Jews felt like things would be ok.
