Elie Wiesel

the perils of indifference

In The Perils of Indifference Wiesel gives the evidence that the United States is a great country and has the greatest democracy, the most generous of all new nations in modern history that has been successful in ending human suffering.

1. they made it illegal for Jews to do business with non-Jews
2. they made Jews wear stars so Jews could always be identified
3. they burned Jewish homes and businesses
4. they deported Jews
5. they killed Jews
6. etc.

To establish ethos and show that Wiesel is thinking about justice for all humanity

we must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.

indifference

There is still hope for the

To show how the United States failed to act on behalf of the Jews during WWII.

Or

To show that the United States was indifferent to human suffering

the audience can focus on weasels terrible childhood

The day he was freed from a concentration camp

Sentence 3

By giving specific examples of human tragedies caused by indifference

To show that being indifferent to suffering is easy.

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