Elie Wiesel's experiences during the Holocaust changed him in many ways as a person; such as his religion. One way that Elie was changed was with his faith in God; towards the beginning of the book, he was very religious. On page 1, it says; "During the day I studied the Talmud, and at night I ran to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the Temple." which showed how he was religious at the start of the book.
However, when he spends time in the concentration camps, his point of view for religion changes. On page 34, it said; "I too had become a completely different person. The student of the Talmud, the child that I was, had been consumed in flames, There remained only a shape that looked like me. A dark flame had entered into my soul and devoured it." This was only one of the many quotes that showed him doubting/believing less in God.
One thing that also was a huge change because of his experience during the Holocaust was his personality. Something that changed in him was that his only focus was survival. On page 109, it said; "Our first act as free men was to throw ourselves onto the provisions. We thought only of that. Not of revenge, not of our families. Nothing but bread." This section showed that they were only thinking about their top priority which was their survival.
Especially after his father died, Elie seemed very empty and that is probably why he didn't want to talk about what happened to him for ten years. At the end of the book there is a quote that states; "From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me. The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me." This quote made an image that Elie was a separate person that the one in the mirror and he was completely separated.
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