Dead of Night “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.” Many may know the raw emotion of hurt and anguish, but how often does that anguish arise from internal conflict? In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, the conflict over Wiesel’s diminishing faith in God is parallel to his decreasing loyalty to his father. He is troubled and tormented by feelings of guilt. His lack of faith and loyalty account for the deadness in the young man’s eyes as he gazes into a mirror after his liberation. In the onset of the novel, Elie’s faith in God is prominent. As the novel progresses, however, Elie los