NIGHT. No one was praying for the night to pass quickly. The stars were but sparks of the immense conflagration that was consuming us. Were this conflagration to be extinguished one day, nothing would be left in the sky but extinct stars and unseeing eyes.
In Elie Wiesel's "Night," the atmosphere is marked by despair and hopelessness. The passage reflects a moment where no one dares to wish for the night to end, as it symbolizes a deeper longing for peace and resolution that feels unattainable. The night is filled with suffering, and the imagery of stars as mere sparks among an overwhelming fire illustrates the consuming nature of their anguish.
Wiesel conveys that if this...