One of the main topics of the book is how Eliezer lost his faith and felt no need to pray. However, even though he claimed he has no reason to pray, he seems to without even trying.“I gathered all that remained of my strength in order to throw myself onto the barbed wire. Deep down, I was saying goodbye to my father, to the whole universe, and against my will, I found myself whispering the words: ‘Yisgadal, veyiskadash, shmey raba … May his name be exalted and sanctified …’ My heart was about to burst. There, I was face to face with the Angel of Death …” (Page 34) This quote portrays that in a time of great depression to the point of suicide, he still results to praying. This evidence confirms that he never fully lost faith if at the time of near-death, he still manages to pray. He never gave up on his faith and that is one of the reasons he didn’t kill himself and is still
One of the main topics of the book is how Eliezer lost his faith and felt no need to pray. However, even though he claimed he has no reason to pray, he seems to without even trying.“I gathered all that remained of my strength in order to throw myself onto the barbed wire. Deep down, I was saying goodbye to my father, to the whole universe, and against my will, I found myself whispering the words: ‘Yisgadal, veyiskadash, shmey raba … May his name be exalted and sanctified …’ My heart was about to burst. There, I was face to face with the Angel of Death …” (Page 34) This quote portrays that in a time of great depression to the point of suicide, he still results to praying. This evidence confirms that he never fully lost faith if at the time of near-death, he still manages to pray. He never gave up on his faith and that is one of the reasons he didn’t kill himself and is still