What does the quote from the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel mean?

What does this quote mean (from Night - Elie Wiesel)?

• Whats the meaning/significance of this to the reader? “In a few seconds, we had ceased to be men. Had the situation not been so tragic, we might have laughed. We looked pretty strange! Meir Katz, a colossus, wore a child’s pants, and Stern, a skinny little fellow, was floundering in a huge jacket. We immediately started to switch. I glanced over at my father. How changed he looked! His eyes were veiled. I wanted to tell him something, but I didn’t know what. The night had passed completely. The morning star shone in the sky. I too had become a different person. The student of Talmud, the child I was, had been consumed by the flames. All that was left was a shape that resembled me. My soul had been invaded – and devoured – by a black flame.”

• Answer:

  Take the quote in context of the whole book. People try to interpret a quote need to understand what the writer is saying in the whole book. Sometimes it is too deep for a person to understand without help from another book written about the first book. Knowing who Elie is and what he went through, it seems to describe his impressions of life in a concentration camp. We are who we are in every moment of our lives, but, these men were facing something very evil and dehumanizing, and, they made it through. Catholics are told that we must survive the flame which purifies us. So, consider that Elie did survive this ... it could seem rather hopeful and, the Morning Star, the Church, Our Lady, crushed Satan. If there is a question as to the interpretation of "morning star" check out the link below. JMHO.