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Answer:
I'm not sure but this is what I think
Explanation:
Well, Fruit (slang) Fruit and fruitcake, as well as many variations, are slang or even sexual slang terms which have various origins but modern usage tend to primarily refer to gay men and sometimes other LGBT people. Usually used as pejoratives, the terms have also been re-appropriated as insider terms of endearment within LGBT communities. And if the passage is saying boys cannot eat the fruit, and it primarily refers gay MEN, it is probably referring to not being gay, or being homophobic.
Night is symbolic in many ways like when Elie's father dies and he's in the chains of slavery and when you're a slave there is no light just plain darkness. Being a slave is also very scary especially when you're a kid like Frederick Douglass was when he became a slave. I hope this helps.
