: In Nightfall , Isaac Asimov uses the rare astronomical event of an eclipse to explore the fragility of human knowledge and the inherent conflict between scientific reason and religious fanaticism.
: Compare the Astronomers' University (representing logic) with the Cultists (representing doomsday dogma). Show how both are ultimately overwhelmed by the reality of the stars.
: Analyze the "madness" that occurs. Asimov suggests that without the context of darkness, the human mind cannot handle the vastness of the universe.
