Culture In Night And The Perils Of Indifference

Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel, in his speech, “Perils of Indifference,” argues that indifference is a dehumanizing weapon that America is guilty of practicing. He develops this assertion by first building his credibility to gain the audience’s trust, then defines the true meaning of indifference and America’s fondness of it, and finally moves the audience to action by providing a new way of thinking. Wiesel’s purpose is to motivate his audience to reflect on their past so that the same mistakes against humanity will not be repeated. He creates a critical tone to show the citizens of the United States that their attitudes towards indifference must change or the world of suffering never will. The beginning of Wiesel’s speech is based mainly

A Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel in his ambivalent speech, “The Perils of Indifference” claims that indifference is dangerous. He supports his claim through his time he was in a concentration camp during World War II; In addition, Elie states that indifference is dangerous because he was almost killed by the Germans. Finally, Wiesel message was specifically toward the American President, Senators, and politician because they had the power to stop the genocide, but they didn’t. Wiesel purpose is to inform us that indifference is horrible and dangerous and in order to prove his claim he told his story about when he was in the labor camp in the book “Night.”

During the Holocaust, six million men, women, and children were tortured and died. In the autobiography, “Nights” by Elie Wiesel he describes his experience being in the camps of torture during the Holocaust. Indifference is a main theme throughout the book and the Holocaust however, indifference can cause coldness in others and within themselves. Indifference shows how others make people not believe in themselves, giving up on things people love, and refusal of care.

In the East room of the White House during the 12th of April 1999, Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a Holocaust survivor, elaborates in his hopeful speech, “The Perils of Indifference,” the apathy of the American government to the sufferings of the people victimized by the tragic past to show how indifference can cause misery to other people. By stating his personal experiences, questioning his audience, and by citing proofs and facts, he was able to appeal to his audience emotionally and logically; thus, conveying his message of hope to welcome the new century and move them towards social action and away from indifference. Wiesel’s purpose is to share his experiences in order to remind the world, not just his audience, that people

Holocaust survivor and author, Elie Wiesel in his thought-provoking speech, The Perils of Indifference, maintains the idea that indifference is dangerous and inhuman. He develops his message through the use of imagery, rhetorical questions, and anecdotes. Wiesel’s purpose is to warn readers of the danger that comes with indifference in order to instill a sense of urgency in the readers so that they can avoid indifference. He establishes a serious yet hopeful tone for readers by using stylistic devices such as imagery, metaphor, and rhetorical questions in order to develop his message that indifference is the most dangerous and inhuman thing known to man.

It is well known that the Holocaust could be named one of the most terrible events in world history. People were treated with no remorse and no indication that they were even human. In Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night, he takes the readers on his physical and emotional journey through the holocaust. Wiesel highlights how cruel and inhumane treatment can cause one to be desensitized, lose their faith, and participate in violent actions. Ultimately, Wiesel’s purpose in writing this novel was to emphasize how bearing the cruelty from others can cause one to act out of selfishness rather than thought.

Nobel Peace Prize Award winning, Elie Wiesel’s main purpose both as a speaker and writer, was to inform the world about the truth behind the tragic mass genocide of European Jews during the Holocaust. However, Wiesel’s secondary purpose was to educate the world on indifference and to persuade them into acknowledging the ugliness that occurs when one becomes indifferent. As a survivor of the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel bore the burden of keeping the tragic memories of what had happened and still went on to create something beautiful out of it. He ensured that he would be taking a step in making sure something like the Holocaust would not happen again by educating the world on the event and informing them that indifference truly kills.

Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Author, Elie Wiesel, in his sympathetic speech, “The Perils of Indifference,” warns people about the dangers of indifference. He supports his claim by describing a scenario with a young Jewish boy and him being saved by American soldiers from a concentration camp. Wiesel also supports his claim by telling a story about how indifference is worse than anger and hatred through descriptive words. He finally uses imagery to give us a descriptive image of what indifference could do for the future. Wiesel’s purpose is to warn people of the danger of indifference in order to inform people of all the harm indifference can because.

The heart wrenching and powerful memoir “Night” by Elie Wiesel depicts Elie’s struggle through the holocaust. It shows the challenges and struggles Elie and people like him faced during this mournful time, the dehumanization; being forced out of their homes, their towns and sent to nazi concentration camps, being stripped of their belongings and valuables, being forced to endure and witness the horrific events during one of history’s most ghastly tales. In “Night” Elie does not only endure a physical journey but also a spiritual journey as well, this makes him question his determination, faith and strength. This spiritual journey is a journey of self discovery and is shown through Elie’s struggle with himself and his beliefs, his father

Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night tells the personal tale of his account of the inhumanity and brutality the Nazis showed during the Holocaust. Night depicts the story of a young Jew from the small town of Sighet named Eliezer. Wiesel and his family are deported to the concentration camp known as Auschwitz. He must learn to survive with his father’s help until he finds liberation from the horror of the camp. This memoir, however, hides a greater lesson that can only be revealed through careful analyzation.

“Culture is a way of coping with the world by defining it in detail” - Malcolm Brabury. Similarly, In Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie’s culture enables him to both cope and suffer through the pain to try to keep his hope alive. Their culture strengthens the people in the camps but there are some consequences when it comes to their shared identity. Both the positive and negative effects drive and hurt people.

The severely cruel conditions of concentration camps had a profound impact on everyone who had the misfortune of experiencing them. For Elie Wiesel, the author of Night and a survivor of Auschwitz, one aspect of himself that was greatly impacted was his view of humanity. During his time before, during, and after the holocaust, Elie changed from being a boy with a relatively average outlook on mankind, to a shadow of a man with no faith in the goodness of society, before regaining confidence in humanity once again later in his life. For the first 13 years of his life, Elie seemed to have a normal outlook on humanity.

In the novel, “Night” Elie Wiesel communicates with the readers his thoughts and experiences during the Holocaust. Wiesel describes his fight for survival and journey questioning god’s justice, wanting an answer to why he would allow all these deaths to occur. His first time subjected into the concentration camp he felt fear, and was warned about the chimneys where the bodies were burned and turned into ashes. Despite being warned by an inmate about Auschwitz he stayed optimistic telling himself a human can’t possibly be that cruel to another human.

Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, Nobel Laureate and the author of Night, gave the speech “Perils of Indifference” on April 12, 1999 during the Millennium Lecture series which was hosted by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. According to Bill Clinton, “The White House millennium program will guide and direct America's celebration of the millennium by showcasing the achievements that define us as a nation -- our culture, our scholarship, our scientific exploration," going into the new twenty-first century (White House Plans Millennium Celebrations). Wiesel was invited to speak about the horrific Holocaust, which happened during the years 1933-1945 and to try help move on from the past it as the world goes into a new millennium.

Jonathan Dixon Mrs. Turner English II Honors 18/4/23 Title: Subtitle “Indifference reduces the other to an abstraction” (Wiesel). The Holocaust was a dark period in time, categorized by the discriminate genocide of many marginalized groups, most notably Jewish people. During this time, many chose to ignore the persecution of innocent people, deciding to instead turn a blind eye to the injustice happening with their knowledge. In “The Perils of Indifference”, Elie Wiesel uses pathos, rhetorical questions, and loaded words to emphasize the dangers of being blind to the suffering of others, using his own experience as a catalyst to do so.