Faith

FAITH​By: Geneva Pickrell 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Dear Reader Letter 

The purpose of this book is to show how the word faith connects to the book “Night” by
Elie Wiesel.
I chose this topic word because I honestly felt like it would be the easiest one
considering Judaism is a religion and the whole book revolves around faith or the
antonyms of faith.
Faith is the choice to believe in something.
By reading “Night” I learned the word faith is not always circled around religion, it can
be believing in anything, having hope, or trust in something or someone.
My overall message is that the word faith is deeply centered in the book “Night”.

SONG 
In God We Still Trust - Diamond Rio 

Lyrics 

You place your hand on His Bible, when you swear to tell the Truth 
His name is on our greatest Monuments, and all our money too, 
And when we Pledge allegiance, there's no doubt where we stand, 
There is no separation, we're one Nation under Him. 
In God We Still Trust 
Here in America 
He's the one we turn to every time 
The goin' gets rough 
He is the source of all our Strength 
The One who watches over us 
Here in America 
In God We Still Trust 
Now there are those among us, who want to push Him out, 
And erase His name from everything, this country's all about, 
From the Schoolhouse to the Courthouse, they're Silencing His Word, 
Now it's time for all Believers, to make our Voices heard. 
In God We Still Trust, 
Here in America 
He's the one we turn to every time 
The goin' gets rough 
He is the source of all our Strength 
The One who watches over us 
Here in America 

In God We Still Trust 
Here in America 
Here in America 
Here in America, 
In God We Still Trust 
Here in America, 
In God We Still Trust 
Here in America 

Endnote: ​I chose this song because throughout all the song it talks about believing in something and 
trusting. It says "In God We Still Trust" which is pretty self explanatory. 
 
 

“Night” passage
“God is testing us...And if he punishes us mercilessly, it is a sign that he loves us
that much more” (Wiesel 45). 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

POEM 

Trust not what you hear,
Trust not what you see,
But trust
What you feel.
– Sri Chinmoy

Endnote: ​I chose this poem because it talks about trust, when it says "trust what you feel" it's talking 
about believing in yourself and trusting your instincts, have faith in yourself.

“Night” passage
“The bible commands us to rejoice during the eight days of celebration” (Wiesel 10).

A​ RTWORK 

Endnote: ​I chose this piece of art because I think it shows the antonym of faith pretty well, 
hopelessness. It shows a person staring into a never ending hole of darkness.

“Night” passage 
“Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my god and my soul and turned my
dreams to ashes” (Wiesel 34).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

BLACKOUT POETRY 

Endnote: ​My blackout poetry shows the antonym of faith. Doubt, distrust, hopelessness. 
 
“Night” passage 
“Jews, listen to me.” she cried. “I see a fire! I see flames, huge flames!” (Wiesel 25). 

ARTWORK Endnote: 

The picture shows a person jumping to the other side of a cliff, this shows him having belief in 

himself that he can make it 

 

“Night” passage

“I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else” (Wiesel 81).

About The Author 

Geneva Pickrell was born and raised in Vancouver WA.

You can follow her on instagram @genevxx or on Snapchat: Geneva.obvi :)

Geneva grew up living with her grandparents while her mom lived on the same
property, she grew up back and forth from Father to Mother.

Fun Fact: Geneva lovesss animals but her most favorite are bunnies!

On Geneva’s leisure time she often enjoy listening to music, hanging with
friends, and adventuring around.

W​ orks Cited
“Poetry.” ​Sri Chinmoy's Official Site​, www.srichinmoy.org/resources/poetry.
Solais, Gabriel. “Healing Art: Day 3 – Hope in the Face of Hopelessness.” S​ oulFullHeart

Healing​, 13 Aug. 2016,
soulfullheartblog.com/2014/05/15/healing-art-day-3-hope-in-the-face-of-hopelessness.