The Holocaust was not just a way for the Nazis to purge the Jews, it was also a movement for a new way of thinking, which as long as the person in front of you has a military-style firearm, there is nothing you can do to change your fate. In the memoir Night, Elie Wiesel recounts his journey through life in Nazi concentration camps. Elie struggles with his faith and morality as he and his father witness the horrors of the Holocaust. The night reveals that it is human nature to hope to survive through religion and faith, yet it can also fail in the most difficult circumstances when one must give in to authoritarianism. Prayer is essential to any type of religious faith. Over the years and years of believing in a higher power, it became apparent that prayer had become human nature to have a sense of spirituality and also believe that their deity would bless and save their souls. “Why did I pray? A strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breathe?” (page 20). For Elie, prayer was a natural habit that he participated in daily despite having no good reason to do so. Durin...