What are some examples of symbolism in Night? Include how the term “night” is used both literally as well as symbolically. Use text evidence and page numbers to support your response.

While the symbol of the violin does not appear all too frequently, when it does appear it is arguably the single greatest symbol of defiance against the Nazis. The violin belongs to Julie, a polish musician who somehow keeps his violin throughout his time at the concentration camp. One night Wiesel hears Juliek playing the violin as though it were the song of the violin that were conveying Juliek’s life, a final song, a cry for humanity that cut through the silence. When Weisel finds both Juliek and his violin destroyed the following morning, it is as if the Nazis have robbed not only the voice of Juliek, but also destroyed the last evidence of his civility. As the concentrations camps become more and more dire in their conditions, people become more and more animal like. The violin is not only a symbol of the voice of the Jewish people, but also a symbol of their intelligence and civility that is destroyed with the death of Juliek.