Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part G (2025)

The paper focuses on how prolonged systemic rejection implemented through violence, dehumanization, depriving identity and destruction of familial bonds conditions the emotional and spiritual collapse illustrated in Elie Wiesel’s Night. Through the lens of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection (IPAR) Theory by Rohner, the paper explores the compounding experiences of systemic rejection and cruelty in concentration camps, transports and in ghettos diminishes protagonist’s emotional stability, spiritual meaning and trust. Qualitative method is utilized to analyze the memoir with IPAR Theory’s Warmth-Rejection continuum and coping sub theory. The analyzes demonstrates that continuous exposure to individual or institutional rejection has the potential of deteriorating empathy, hope and religious conviction. Grounding Night within the framework of IPAR Theory shows how prolonged marginalization, cruelty and dehumanization render profound theological and emotional consequences such as emotional numbness, psychological exhaustion, loss of trust in humanity and spiritual emptiness.