Important Quotes From Night Flashcards ionicons-v5-c

Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky.Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever.Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.

occurs just after Elie and his father realize they have survived the first selection at Birkenau; introduces the theme of Eliezer's spiritual crisis and his loss of faith in God. Despite saying he has lost all faith, it is clear that Eliezer is actually struggling with his faith and his God. Just as he is never able to forget the horror of "that night," he is never able to reject completely his heritage and his religion.

"Where is God? Where is He?" someone behind me asked. ..For more than half an hour [the child in the noose] stayed there, struggling between life and death, dying in slow agony under our eyes. And we had to look him full in the face. He was still alive when I passed in front of him. His tongue was still red, his eyes were not yet glazed.Behind me, I heard the same man asking:"Where is God now?"And I heard a voice within me answer him:"Where is He? Here He is—He is hanging here on this gallows. . . ."

occurs at the end of the fourth chapter, as Eliezer witnesses the agonizingly slow death of the Dutch Oberkapo's pipel, a young boy hanged for collaborating against the Nazis; signifies the low point of Eliezer's faith in God; his faith is irreparably shaken

"In those days it was still possible to buy immigration certificates to Palestine. I had asked my father to sell everything, to liquidate everything, and to leave."

missed chance at escape, spring 1944, news from the Russian Front says that Germany will be defeated very soon (months or weeks) and everyone is delusional--- Elie is trying to convince his father to get out while they still can

"Physically, he was as awkward as a clown. His waiflike shyness made people smile." Page 3

Simile

"My throat was dry and the words were choking me, paralyzing my lips. There was nothing else to say." Page 15

Personification

"By eight o'clock in the morning, weariness had settled into our veins, our limbs, our brains, like molten lead." Page 16

Personification & simile

"Open rooms everywhere. Gaping doors and windows looked into the void. It all belonged to everyone since it no longer belonged to anyone. It was there for the taking. An open tomb. A summer sun." Page 17

Metaphor

"This conversation lasted no more than a few seconds. It seemed like an eternity." Page 32

Hyperbole

"At every step, white signs with black skull looked down on us. The inscription: WARNING! DANGER OF DEATH. What irony. Was there here a single place where one was not in danger of death?" Page 40

Irony

"I felt sick at heart. How kindly they treated me. Like an orphan." Page 75

Simile

"Death enveloped me, it suffocated me. It stuck to me like glue." Page 86

Personification & simile

"[Rabbi Eliahou's son] had felt that his father was growing weak, he had believed that the end was near and had sought this separation in order to get rid of the burden, to free himself from an encumbrance which could lessen his own chances of survival.I had done well to forget that. And I was glad that Rabbi Eliahou should continue to look for his beloved son.And, in spite of myself, a prayer rose in my heart, to that God in whom I no longer believed.My God, Lord of the Universe, give me strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou's son has done."

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