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Symbolism In Night By Elie Wiesel

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For my creative response to Night by Elie Wiesel, I decided to make an alternative book cover. The theme that I chose to portray in my adaptation of the cover is the journey from darkness to light. My cover is black at the top and the amount of black reduces towards the bottom of the cover. I did this to show the transition from darkness to light that is shown during this novel. At the top of my cover, I included a picture of the famous gate of Auschwitz, stating "Arbeit Macht Frei'' (Work makes one free in German). I included barbed wire in between the spaces of white, to represent Wiesel’s loss of freedom. However, the white showing through the wire represents the moments of light that supported Wiesel through his experience at the camps. Finally, I included the Star of David which is an important symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity. …show more content…

Although Wiesel tried to continue to stay strong to support and stick by his father, it was extremely difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel when there was so much darkness constantly surrounding him. At only 15, he lost so much: his faith in God, his hope, his innocence and his humanity. Yet, he held on to the small sparks of light amongst the darkness because that was his only way to survive. I believe that the small, flickering sparks of light helped it be possible for Wiesel to finally experience the actual bright, shining light at the end, which was his

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