The document discusses the theme of night and darkness in Elie Wiesel's memoir "Night". It notes that in the Bible, God first creates light to dispel darkness, so darkness symbolizes a world without God's presence. In "Night", Wiesel demonstrates this - night always occurs when suffering is worst, reflecting his belief that he lives in a godless world. The first mention of night falling is when his father learns of the deportation of Jews, and key terrible events like arriving at Auschwitz and the death march from Buna start at night.