Question

"The night was gone. The morning star was shining in the sky. I too had become a completely different person. The student of the Talmud, the child that I was, had been consumed in the flames. There remained only a shape that looked like me. A dark flame had entered into my soul and devoured it."
- Elie Wiesel, Night, Ch. 3

What kind of meaning does this quote have?
I think it is important because it shows that even though he should be considered a child, he has lost his innocence through all the horrific scenes he has had to endure

Answer 1

That's very good. Note the last sentence of the quotation, though. He has been consumed by a dark flame, devoured by it. He's very, very angry or consumed by negative feelings. That's important, too.

Answer 2

what literary device is this?