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How Does Eli Weisler Use The Word Night?

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In Eli Weisler’s memoir titled “Night” he shares his traumatic experience of the dehumanization and torturous treatment the Jews had to endure during the Holocaust and being held in concentration camps during the period of WW2. Weisler repeatedly uses the phrase “Night” as a symbol. The word “Night” does not only represent the time of day when the presence of light is missing. The word “Night” is a symbol of trauma and loss of faith. Night symbolizes trauma that was caused as a result of being in the concentration camps. “NEVER shall I FORGET that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed”(34). The quote illustrates Weisler's thoughts about the first night he spent in the concentration
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