The author uses symbolism to convey the inhumane cruelty he witnessed and how it deprived the jews of who they were, and wants the readers to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself by finding ways to prevent the Holocaust from happening again.
In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, he uses Fire to symbolize the Nazis cruel power. From pages 26-28 Elie talked about how Madame Schachter would scream because she envisioned fire and would awake everyone in the cattle car but when the people looked there was nothing. Madame Schachter acted like if she was an animal looking for attention. After every time Mrs. Schachter would scream the people on the cattle car would beat her into silence. “A few young men forced her to sit down, then bound and gagged
In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, he uses Fire to symbolize the Nazis cruel power. From pages 26-28 Elie talked about how Madame Schachter would scream because she envisioned fire and would awake everyone in the cattle car but when the people looked there was nothing. Madame Schachter acted like if she was an animal looking for attention. After every time Mrs. Schachter would scream the people on the cattle car would beat her into silence. “A few young men forced her to sit down, then bound and gagged