The “brightest light” is used is a metaphor for solidarity among poor people. Raphael, Rat, and Gardo attempt to recover Senator Zapanta’s hidden fortune by decoding a cryptic letter written by a man named José Angelico, and Angelico tells the boys to look for “the brightest light” at the graveyard if they want to find the fortune. When the boys arrive at the graveyard, they see thousands of poor people with candles streaming in to celebrate the Day of the Dead, generating “the brightest light” for miles around. This is one of many such examples in the novel of impoverished people finding joy in the simple daily rituals and celebrations of their communities. This bright light, as both a literal and metaphorical bright spot amid the grim setting of the graveyard, thus symbolizes how poor people are a similar kind of bright spot for one another amid their suffering. And given the terrible conditions of the society at large, poor people are also “the brightest light” in the city—they are the only hope for leading the city out of moral corruption and into genuine love, compassion, and equality.
Brightest Light Quotes in Trash
And that is when we saw the brightest light.
Brightest Light Symbol Timeline in Trash
