Fire as a symbolKyle, Allison, Shelbe, Cassie

The reason for writing night

Shed light on what really happened

Make sure it never happens again

In respect to those who died

The symbolism of fire in night

Being burned/flames Death/ process of Loss of ______

Smoke fate

Physical Death

Emotional Hopelessness Loss of innocence

Spiritual Loss of faith

Physical (death)

(pg. 105) “My son, some water… I’m burning…My stomach.”

Analysis Literal: The father had a fever Symbolic: “burning up” (the process of

dying)

-(pg. 65) “ I had ceased to be anything but ashes, yet I felt myself to be stronger than the almighty, to whom my life had been tied for so long”

Analysis Literal: Starved and skinny Symbolic: Nothing to the world

(Not giving up the fight)

Emotional (hopelessness/Loss of innocence)

(pg. 82) “A few more yards and that shall be the end. I shall fall. A spurt of red flame. A shot.”

Analysis Red flame = death Death/being killed is simple Happen eventually

(pg. 38) “we are all brothers, and we are all suffering the same fate. The same smoke floats over all out heads.”

Analysis Everyone knows their fate Killed sooner or later

pg. 68) “My head was spinning; you’re too thin, you’re too weak, you’re only good for the furnace.”

Furnace = death

Analysis Fate always looming Just a matter of time

(pg 30) “Gigantic flames…burning something…Babies! Yes, with my own eyes…those children in the flames!”

Analysis Babies = innocent Loss of innocence

Spiritual (Loss of faith)

(pg.23) “…I can see a fire!... It is a furnace! It was as though she were possessed by an evil spirit…”

Analysis Prophetic of fate

Fire = death “flames” consume spirits

(pg. 34) “A dark flame had entered my soul and devoured it”

Analysis Broken spirits Nightmares confirmed

Fear into reality

(pg.32) “never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever”

Analysis “flames” burning up faith God deserted them

Purpose and Fire as a symbol analysis

Holocaust unfathomable

Readers understand/connect Relate to something

Fire

Fire stays relevant

Stress terror Fire hard to contain Danger to all

Conclusion

FIRE…

Audience connection…

Horror is understood…

Help show true story…

Make sure it never happens again!Respect those who died

Questions?