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How are the metaphors in "Night" effectively used?

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Posted by white-out on Wednesday November 12, 2008 at 6:48 PM and tagged with literary device, metaphors, night.

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  1. morrol
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    The metaphor of the title "Night" is effective because of the darkness the pervades the book. Wiesel's title compares the night with the sleepy passiveness of the world as the atrocities he describes take place. There is a fumbling in the darkness mood throughout the novel.

    Wiesel also uses the metaphor of hell often in this book, especially the beginning. Hell as a metaphor seems cliche, but because of the horror and evil described in the novel, it becomes uniquely effective. 

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/night-wiesel/essays-criticism
    http://www.enotes.com/night-wiesel/themes

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    Posted by morrol on Thursday November 13, 2008 at 10:15 AM