Explanation:
One of the most prominent examples of symbolism in "Night" is in its title. Elie Wiesel chose to call his autobiographical account of The Holocaust "Night" because it was a time of suffering, brutality, and uncertainty. It is symbolic of the horrors faced by the Jewish people at the hands of the Nazis, and effectively describes the shadow that hung over our world from 1939-1945.
Another example of symbolism in the story can be found in this paragraph: "One day, as we returned from work, we saw three gallows, three black ravens, erected on the Appelplatz. Roll call. The SS surrounding us, machine guns aimed at us: the usual ritual. Three prisoners in chains – and, among them, the little pipel, the sad-eyed angel."
The young boy being hanged is representative of Elie's personal loss of religion, as he sees this innocent almost as God, being wrongfully accused and senselessly murdered. In the crowd, people are shouting: "where is God now?" To which Elie replies, "Where is he? This is where- hanging here from this gallows."
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