Night In Elie Wiesel's Night

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In the book Night by Elie Wiesel night itself is a motif, reoccuring during significant moments throughout the text. For example, “I spent that night going over memories and ideas and was unable to fall asleep.” Is a line from early in the book, before they board the cattle train. “Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.” Describes Elie’s first night in a concentration camp.”The last night at home, the last night in the ghetto, the last night in the cattle car, and, now, the last night in Buna.” Is elie’s description of his thoughts before leaving Buna.
In the early chapters, night is Elie’s free time, his time of study with Moishe. It’s a time of contemplation. Even