Night is a memoir written by Elie Wiesel. This autobiography of Wiesel's life manages to strike the perfect balance between in-depth storytelling and simplistic writing. The novel chronicles the journey of a young Elie from the invasion of his close-knit Jewish community in Sighet to the numerous concentration camps to which he was taken. One of the camps was Auschwitz, where his mother and younger sister Tzipora were separated from him and his father. Later, Elie and his father were taken to Camp Buna, a sub-camp of Auschwitz. Finally, Elie was taken to his third and final camp, Buchenwald. It was in Buchenwald that Elie's father finally died of dysentery, just days before American troops arrived to liberate them. In Night, Elie Wiesel uses the title night to symbolize the darkness of these events and the lifelessness of faith. Eliezer “Elie” Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928 in Sighet Transylvania, now Romania. Wiesel was the third child in a family of four. His two older sisters were Hilda and Beatrice Wiesel, to whom he was not as close as his younger sister, Tzipora. His mother and father were Sarah and Shlomo Wiesel. In 1944, Wiesel's family and the rest of the community were placed in two separate ghettos in Sighet, formed by the arrival of the Nazis. Later, they were transferred to Auschwitz, where Elie's mother and Tzipora were killed. Then he and his father were transferred to Buna and finally to Buchenwald. In Buchenwald, Elie's father died and a few days later, Elie was released, now sixteen years old. Elis Wiesel did not write Night until 10 years after his release and continued to write books such as And the World Would Be Silent in 1956 and Dawn in 1961 ("Elie Wiesel"). The title Night symbolizes the darkness of events. this... middle of paper ...... is a work of writer, teacher, philosopher and defender of peace (Schuman). Wiesel later founded the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity with his wife Marion Wiesel ("Elie Wiesel"). In conclusion, symbolism is used throughout much of Night. The title signifies the obscurity of the event. Not only that, but it also signifies the times when the incidents take place. The fact that most of the main elements of this book, such as the arrival at Auschwitz, take place during the evening is what makes the night title of the novel so clever and full of importance. This title also evokes the lack of life of faith, which is found in a multitude of characters in the book, including Shlomo, Elijah's father. All the prisoners in these camps cannot understand how God could be real if he lets all these morbid things happen to their people. These two themes are used extensively in the best-selling book Night.