Sunrise is symbolic of birth, growth, new beginnings of all kinds, resurrection, even the creation and nearly everything that has a cherished or hoped-for origin. And sunset, tending to be symbolic of endings, death and all things associated with darkness, provides contrast essential for expanding our vision.

Here's what scientists say about "sunrise" and "sunset": The sun stays in its position at the center of our solar system. It doesn't rise and set. But it appears to rise and set because of the Earth's rotation on its axis.

In Danticat's literary works, she writes about the feelings women go through and how they interact with their family and friends. In the short story, Sunrise, Sunset, it talks about how one immigrant, Haitian woman thinks that being U.S.-born makes her children weak and feeble-minded.

Sunsets and sunrises in The Outsiders represent the beauty and goodness in the world, particularly after Johnny compares the gold in the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" to the gold of the sunrises and sunsets Ponyboy enjoys.