Night
Explain the significance of the knife and the spoon. How are these items symbolic?
in pages 74-80 in Night by Elie Wiesel
in pages 74-80 in Night by Elie Wiesel
The knife and spoon were all Eliezer had of his father. They were all his father could bequeath to him. To Eliezer they were like holy relics, a symbol of his father's love and hard work before and during the war.