"Why, but why should I bless Him [God]? Because in His great might He had created Auschwitz, Birkenau, Buna, and so many factories of death?- (Wiesel 64). Wiesel spends most of his time thinking about God. He questions whether or not God exists. Wiesel accuses God for his suffering to find an explanation for the nightmare that has become a reality for him. He thinks that if he can find an explanation then he can find a way to end his misery.
In addition to questioning his belief in God, there is an obvious reversal of roles between God and man. "In Night, the relationship between God and man is first questioned and then reversed: God becomes the guilty one who has transgressed and who deserves to be put on trial. God, not man, has broken His promises and betrayed His people- (Estess, .
"Relationships- 95). Most people would think that God is moral and just. God is never thought of as being blameworthy. On Rosh Hashanah, one of the holiest holidays in the Jewish religion, Wiesel accuses God for his punishment and suffering. This gives Wiesel a powerful feeling. Wiesel feels that his power is stronger than God's. The reversal of roles between God and man shows the degradation of Wiesel's belief in God. This also shows Wiesel's loss of respect for God.
Wiesel's faith in God is not only questioned but also whittled away by His silence. In an immoral society such as the Holocaust, God has done nothing to ease the pain of the Holocaust sufferers. For Wiesel, it is God's existence rather than God's nonexistence that is the problem. Wiesel believes that God exists, and he wonders how God could sit back and watch thousands of His people brutally tortured and murdered. He is complimenting God by questioning His existence and by being infuriated by His lack of action. By questioning Him, Wiesel is saying that God is worth aggravation. The fact that God does not respond to the cries of his people is the reason for the agony of his believers.