Symbolism In Night By Elie Wiesel

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The title Night is a symbol itself. Just thinking about the word “night” one thinks of darkness, particularly the darkness of the concentration camp. The title itself symbolizes the loss of hope, the loss of honor, and the loss of the human soul. In chapter three of the memoir, Elie Wiesel talks about his first night in Birkenau. He uses repetition to stress the fact that he “never shall forget that night.” He reveals to us that “day” is hope and when night falls he looses all hope and on that night he lost all hope in life. Throughout the novel he says, “one more night” and “one last night” numerous times to indicate that there will always be one more night if you are still living. He also implied that he never knew when it would