Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The Light In Night - Alex Crowell (Absent Monday)

I think that hope is a key factor to all horror. The events documented in Night are unfamable, and the dreams, aspirations, and voices that were silenced during these events cannot go unheard. But as all nights go, dawn liberates the cloak that covers the sky. In the novel, Elie is always saving for tommorrow, living for tomorrow and working for that liberation, his dawn. That is the light in night. The fact that it isn't tangiable and cannot be seen, but that it is there and that is WILL come is what gives him hope, and gives us all hope. That the night in our lives will evenually be liberated.

3 comments:

  1. I like the voice that you put into it.
    Parker Curtis

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  2. Wow, I never thought about that subject. Awesome way of putting it!
    ~*Maddi Merrill*~

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  3. Alex, you are such an amazing writer. I loved the way you put this, you had so much feeling and emphasis in your word choice and ideas. Great job!
    -Ciera Bradley

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