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    apathy are all ways a human can lose their humanity. The eyes provide a window onto the soul‚ and thus a view on the person’s mental state. The eyes also function in reverse‚ as a symbolic gesture of control over someone. All of this is present in Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ an account of human tragedy‚ human cruelty‚ human dignity‚ and the loss thereof. At the start of the book‚ the residents of Sighet live relatively happily‚ oblivious to the approaching storm. Moché the Beadle practices the cabbala

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    Often‚ the theme of a novel extends into a deeper significance than what is first apparent on the surface. In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel‚ the theme of night and darkness is prevalent throughout the story and is used as a primary tool to convey symbolism‚ foreshadowing‚ and the hopeless defeat felt by prisoners of Holocaust concentration camps. Religion‚ the various occurring crucial nights‚ and the many instances of foreshadowing and symbolism clearly demonstrate how the reoccurring theme of night

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    In Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ Jews are being killed by Nazi German Officers‚ in the 1940s. Silence is represented throughout the memoir in several different aspects of the book. Most Jews begin to lose faith in God due to the atrocities during this time. Elie Wiesel uses motifs to reveal the struggles Jews had to face on a daily basis for several years. Silence is a theme shown in this memoir through losing hope in survival‚ questioning God’s existence‚ and through Juliek’s beautiful music. The uncertainty

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    weren’t there and you don’t know. I use to think that I knew what the women‚ children‚ and men went through in slavery but I didn’t until I read Incidents in a life of a slave girl. Jacobs’s purpose for writing Incidents in a life of a slave girl was to show other women how she was treated and how hard it was to escape the gasp slavery had on her. Think of a time when you thought everything was alright but then figuring out that it’s not‚ how would you deal with that. Just think about it. Imagine yourself

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    Logo Request a LitChart Night PREVIOUS Chapter 4 NEXTChapter 6 Tell everybody about LitCharts! It’ll help us grow faster. Twitter-40x40 Fb-40x40 Pinterest-40x40 CHAPTER 5 The color-coded boxes under "Analysis & Themes" below make it easy to track the themes throughout the work. Each color corresponds to one of the themes explained in the Themes section of this LitChart. Summary Analysis & Themes On the evening of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) the Jews in Buna gather

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    emotionally. In the novel The Secret Life of Bees Lily loses her mother at a very young age. Without any motherly figures she finds comfort‚ faith‚ and support in the Black Mary and the Boatwright sisters. Through Lily’s journey the Black Mary helps to change her‚ by providing structure in her life. Everyday Lily‚ Rosaleen‚ and the Boatwright sisters would gather with one another for the ritual‚ in which they would pray before the Black Mary. This provided Lily with time to focus on her thoughts and

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    "The Truth About Foolishness" in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. William Shakespeare used a unique device to explain how foolishness is an unavoidable part of everyday life. He employed many specific examples of foolishness in his comedy play titled Twelfth Night. Each of the characters he created were all foolish in one way or another. Not only do the characters entertain the audience‚ but also educate the audience as they portray mankind avoiding obvious truth. Shakespeare takes a

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    exuberance‚ tension‚ and grandeur. It is evident in sculpture‚ painting‚ architecture‚ literature‚ dance‚ theatre and music (Wikipedia 2017). There are many great examples of sculptures from the Baroque period. When I first saw the sculpture‚ Truth Unveiled by Time by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ who is “undoubtedly the most important sculptor of the Baroque period” (Wikipedia 2017)‚ I was amazed by the dramatic effect it had. Although it was a static statue‚ a sense of movement could be

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    Types of Lies People Tell                                      Types of Lies People Tell > Lies might have been part of human life since language appeared. Although they are something people frown upon‚ they are not all vicious. According to the purpose to tell lies‚ they can be divided into three types: beneficial lies‚ spiteful lies‚ neutral lies. Beneficial lies usually mean to help. They are told out of kindness and people benefit from them. They help avoid hurt‚ sadness‚ insult‚ and

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    Themes‚ Motifs & Symbols Themes Love as a Cause of Suffering Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy‚ and romantic love is the play’s main focus. Despite the fact that the play offers a happy ending‚ in which the various lovers find one another and achieve wedded bliss‚ Shakespeare shows that love can cause pain. Many of the characters seem to view love as a kind of curse‚ a feeling that attacks its victims suddenly and disruptively. Various characters claim to suffer painfully from being in love‚ or

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