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Symbolism In Night By Elie Wiesel

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For me, the greatest moment of sadness in the memoir is when Elie’s father dies. His death is gruesome and much suffering is shown throughout the last pages of the memoir. A dramatic shift is made in Elie’s perspective after this traumatic event. His father serves as his sole motivation to continue on in their cruel conditions and without him Elie is hopeless and alone. I feel Elie's father's death also symbolizes the unjustness of their situation. He had persevered through a great struggle and even then he does not make it to liberation. His death it not noble or honorable either, he dies in his own waste, possibly burned alive. It feels so gut wrenching to read about this death because of the bond we see throughout the memoir between Elie
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