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Kamaren Stevenson
Under Fire
Fire, in many different literary works has been used as a symbol. ... The author used fire to represent the theme of Ellie’s struggle to maintain faith, his coming of age in relation to his faith, changed due to the horrific experiences during the holocaust, and to reveal, through the book, the truth about the Holocaust as Ellie experienced it. ... Most important, fire represents the crematoria, the machine behind death and destruction during the holocaust. ... Ironically, fire in “Night” was a used as a weapon to punish the innocent and plays the opposite role as in Jewish tradition. In Gehenna, the Jewish version of Hell, the wicked are punished by fire. ...
Fire is a repeated symbol throughout “Night”. It is first seen when Madame Schachter visualizes fire that foreshadows the horrors to come such as the burning babies and scent of human flesh. ... But fire also represents the crematoria that killed many Jews in Nazi death camps.
Approximate Word count = 790
Approximate Pages = 3.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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