By AJ, Mykhailo, Michaela, Meg

The Absence of Light

Analysis of the Symbol Night

- To tell everyone the things he has seen- Similar to Moshe the Beadle

- To show his test of faith in the camp- "For the first time, I felt revolt rise up in me. Why should I bless His

name?” (31)- “…Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and

my soul and turned my dreams to dust.” (32)- "Why, but why should I bless Him? In every fiber, I rebelled.” (64)

Wiesel’s Purpose of Night

- A world without God-Suffering at its worst-The Loss of faith-The darkness of the human soul

Symbolic Meanings In Night

- Night is the synonym of darkness

Why These Symbols Suitable

The Main Quotesof Night

“Never shall I forget that night, …which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed, seven times sealed.” –pg.32 “Night”

“That night the soup tasted of corpses.” – pg. 62 “Night”

Quotes #1 and #2

-Symbolic Essence: -Ticket to Hell- To describe the effect of atrocities committed

-Feelings/ Emotion: a. Gloomyb. Grimc. Hopeless d. Miserable

-Correlation to Theme:-Inhumanity

Explanation

”She stayed like that all through the day, dumb, absent, isolated among us, as soon as night fell, she began to scream.” -pg. 24 “Night”

“The air, the smell of burning flesh, it must have been about midnight.”

–pg. 26 “Night”

Quotes #3 and #4

-Symbolic Essence:-Proclamation and Denial of Truth-Death

-Feelings/ Emotion:a. Horrifiedb. Disgustedc. Fearful

-Correlation to Theme:-Inhumanity

Explanation

“ L e a r n f r o m y e s t e r d a y , l i v e f o r t o d a y , h o p e f o r t o m o r r o w . T h e i m p o r t a n t t h i n g i s

n o t t o s t o p q u e s t i o n i n g . ”

- A l b e r t E i n s t e i n