Examples Of Night Metaphors

In the book NIght the highest stated metaphor is the title because it states dark times this is shown by People start to become hopeless and get filled with the darkness of Night, People become blind at all times to the truth that is right in front of them, and The crematoriums symbolized death which was part of the darkness of Night. These reasons all show that Night is a metaphor that is stated throughout the book, and has the largest meaning by the author.

One of the huge parts of Nights main metaphor is people start to become hopeless and get filled with the darkness of Night. The book states, “ For the first time, I felt revolt rise up in me. Why should I bless His name? The Eternal, Lord of the Universe, the All-Powerful and Terrible,

was silent. What had I to thank Him for" (31). Considering that they lose all hope in religion then they will be easier to command into different beliefs. Considering that they can command them to different beliefs then they will be thought of less of a person. Considering that they have no thought that god exists then they will lose hope and work for the Natzis. Considering that they work for the Natzis then they will help them succeed in taking control of all Jews. To conclude, if people begin to lose all hope then the Natzis will have an easier time of controlling them; and having less human being traits (easier to kill).

Another huge part of the main metaphor is people become blind at all times to the truth that is right in front of them. The book states, “ To hang a young boy in front of thousands of spectators was no light matter. The head of the camp read the verdict. All eyes were on the child. He was lividly pale, almost calm, biting his lips. The gallows threw its shadow over him" (61). Considering that they become scared of the Natzis then they will not see the sharp truth all around them. Considering that they are never noticing the huge truth then the Natzis always have the advantage over them. Considering that the Jews do not rebel back because they are scared then the Natzis will grow and complete their task of wiping out all Jews. Considering that they wipe out all Jews then Germany would have lost a great amount of people. To conclude, if the Natzis make Jews become blind to the truth right in front of them, then they will have a massive control over them.

The crematoriums symbolized death which was part of the darkness of Night, this is a huge meaning to the metaphor NIght.

In this case of the book it says, “ We had already lived through so much that night, we thought nothing could frighten us any more. But his clipped words made us tremble. Here the word 'furnace' was not a word of empty meaning: it floated on the air, mingling with the smoke" (36). Considering that they keep people scared of the crematorium then they will never want to go near it. Considering that they keep all prisoners sure of how they will end up if they disobey then they will never fight against the systems and rules. Considering that they see the crematorium as death then they will not want it to claim their lives. Considering that they do not want it to claim their lives then they will work hard to avoid being put down.

To conclude, the biggest metaphor of Night is the exact name because dark times this is shown by People start to become hopeless and get filled with the darkness of Night, People become blind at all times to the truth that is right in front of them, and The crematoriums symbolized death which was part of the darkness of Night. These all state that the metaphor has many huge meanings throughout the book, and that it has different meanings to each character in the book has a different definition for

Night.