Rebellion In Night By Elie Wiesel

The world has had many threats to it and its inhabitants at all times. Everyone in our society has to be able to fight back against these risks somehow, rather than falling prey to them. Elie Wiesel wrote a memoir, titled Night, about the Holocaust and his experience as a survivor; within his writing, Elie specifically speaks of rebellion. Elie develops the theme of rebellion through the use of the metaphor of soup, eyes, and the descriptions of fire in order to convey the idea that one needs to confront threats internally against one’s self before being able to vocally combat the morals of society; and if present, weaknesses will interfere.
To begin, the theme of rebellion is developed through the use of the metaphor of soup to show how people

Eyes are a view into each individual’s emotions and personality, showing any last spark or meaning in their being before eventually becoming just a body. Wiesel shows the last bits of struggle when talking about a child’s innocence being cruelly executed, saying “He was still alive when I passed him. His tongue was still red, his eyes not yet extinguished” (Weisel, 65). Wiesel also tackles this problem again when, this time an adult who has the ability to finally rebel, Wiesel writes “He was about to signal his aides to pull the chair from under the young man's feet when the latter shouted, in a strong and calm voice: ‘Long live liberty! My curse on Germany! My curse! My—’ The executioner had completed his work. Like a sword, the order cut through the air.. Stared at his extinguished eyes”. Having the ability to be super aware and not have those consequences anymore is extra rewarding, to have the ability to force revenge on their now former threatener. Before being free of the responsibility of threats to themselves, one has to rebel that maddening conscience that was limiting

Fire can mean a final revolt, where in its path it destroys what was once known and what would have been known. Wiesel speaks of rebellion in the sense of fire when talking about a kid who, right before passing away, left the world with one last gift of a peaceful violin song, saying that “He was playing his life. His whole being was gliding over the strings. His unfulfilled hopes. His charred past, his extinguished future.” (Wiesel, 95). Failing to rebel causes self doubt, which will get them threatened. When threatened with an unchangeable fate, one must light a fuse and give it their all in a final attempt to pay respects to a former self who is now turned to ashes. Fire and conscience are very closely related, they both burn beautifully at times and rage at others but in the end, both are eventually put