Previous question: According to chapter 5 of Night, in what way does Elie believe human beings are stronger than God?
Which of the following lines from the text most strongly support your response to the previous question?
a
"When Sodom lost Your favor, You caused the heavens to rain down fire and damnation. But look at these men whom You have betrayed, allowing them to be tortured, slaughtered... They pray before you!"
b
"But why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled. Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mass graves?"
c
"But now, I no longer pleaded for anything. I was no longer able to lament."
d
"My eyes had opened and I was alone, terribly alone in a world without God, without man."
The line from the text that most strongly supports the response to the previous question is option a: "When Sodom lost Your favor, You caused the heavens to rain down fire and damnation. But look at these men whom You have betrayed, allowing them to be tortured, slaughtered... They pray before you!" This suggests that Elie believes human beings are stronger than God because they continue to pray despite the suffering and betrayal they experience.
The line from the text that most strongly supports the response to the previous question is:
a. "When Sodom lost Your favor, You caused the heavens to rain down fire and damnation. But look at these men whom You have betrayed, allowing them to be tortured, slaughtered... They pray before you!"
The line from the text that most strongly supports the previous question is option (d) "My eyes had opened and I was alone, terribly alone in a world without God, without man."
This line suggests that Elie feels humanity is stronger than God because he has lost his faith in God and no longer believes in His presence. Elie's experience in the concentration camps has shattered his belief in a benevolent and all-powerful God, leading him to feel abandoned and alone. This implies that Elie believes that humans, despite their suffering and despair, have the strength to endure and survive even in the absence of God.