Night

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9

Themes

All Themes Having and Losing Faith in God Inhumanity Fathers and Sons Guilt and Inaction

Characters

All Characters Eliezer Moché the Beadle

Symbols

All Symbols Fire Night

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone

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Night

by Elie Wiesel

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9

All Themes
Having and Losing Faith in God
Inhumanity
Fathers and Sons
Guilt and Inaction

All Characters
Eliezer
Moché the Beadle

All Symbols
Fire
Night

All Literary Devices
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone

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