Raiden UptonRowley Jacob Wicklander Will Khadivi Rory ODay

• Raiden Upton-Rowley • Jacob Wicklander • Will Khadivi • Rory O’Day

The word Night symbolizes: Abandonment of Hope, Justice and by God. • Most horrific events happen at night • Gods presence represents light • Absence of light means no God • Loss of hope

• “The first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed” p. 32 • Abandoned by any sense of justice • No hope • Helplessness

• ‘Behind me, I heard the same man asking: "For God's sake, where is God? “ And from within me, I heard a voice answer: "Where He is? This is where, hanging here from this gallows. . . ” That night, the soup tasted of corpses. ’ (P. 62) • God is dead

• “The days resembled the nights, and the nights left in our souls the dregs of their darkness. ” p. 94 • Spirits crushed • No happiness • Imprint on souls

• “So many events had taken place in just a few hours that I had completely lost all notion of time. When had we left our homes? ” … “One night? One single night? ” • Disbelief • Transformation

Purpose Wiesel’s main purpose was to write his memoirs of the Holocaust. “Night offers an eyewitness account of the utmost importance, but it is essentially one young man’s story. ”

Why was the word Night used? • Used to show the Jews were isolated and abandoned without hope. • Gives reader an idea of how horrific the holocaust was. • Describes the emotional terror of Jews.