Symbolism Of Fire In Night By Elie Wiesel

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An important symbol that reoccurs in the story is fire. The first appearance of fire in the story was when Madame Schächter envisioned fire while on their way to the camp. Elie has had a nightmare where he sees Nazis burning small infants in a ditch. In the war, Nazis used to cremate their prisoners whether they were dead or alive. However, this symbol could have some relations to religion, people associate fire with the divine wrath. Claiming that the wicked are punished by fire in the depths of Hell, but in this story the fire is used on the innocent making Elie begin to doubt the power of God later defying him. The other symbol important to the story is a little more obvious and is used in the title as well. As we look further