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Symbols In Night By Elie Wiesel

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In Night, Elie Wiesel uses the word “night” literally to indicate nighttime and metaphorically to symbolize dark ideas such as death, evil, ruthlessness, immorality and the loss of will to live. On the eve of Rosh Hashanah Elie says that “Night was falling rapidly” (Wiesel 66). The use of “night” here two purposes; the first is to tell the time which is literal, but the metaphorical use of it expresses darkness and sorrow of the Jewish people. The end of the year deserves celebration, but that year, the Jews had no reason to celebrate. Wiesel uses “night” to imply the darkness and sorrow the Jews felt during that time. After starting to evacuate, Elie expresses his hopelessness and despair: “The gates of the camp opened. It seemed as though

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