Analysis Of Elie Wiesel's The Perils Of Indifference

It is impossible for one single person to try to take on all the injustices that take place in today's modern society. Yet, each person has their own way of dealing with their indifferences. Elie Wiesel, In 1999, once made a great speech in Washington D.C. and he names it “The Perils of Indifference. In this speech he makes the argument on how being indifferent can cause the same problems as being violent. Throughout his speech, his use of Emotional appeals, logical appeals, and word choice to help him convince the reader of how being indifferent is the same as being violent. In the passage,”The Perils of Indifference,”by Elie Wiesel, he claims,”To be indifferent is just as fatuous as being violent.” In order to explain and support why this

He says,”He was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart”(Wiesel 1). This is an emotional appeal because it makes the reader want to ferret what he felt when he was finally free. This relates to the claim or purpose because it shows that indifference and violence do nothing for humankind. This makes the reader what to agree with the claim because they now know how one might feel when being callow and they don’t want to go down that same path.He also says,”And even if he lives to be a very old man, he will always be grateful to them for that rage, and also for their compassion”(Wiesel 1).This is an emotional appeal because it puts a picture in the reader's mind of a young and an old person getting along, laughing and sharing the joy they have. This relates to the claim or purpose because it tells an example that almost always go wrong. This makes the reader want to agree with the claim because it shows how stopping violence and indifference can do to society. Lastly, he says,”Of course, indifference can be tempting--more than that, seductive”(Wiesel 5). This is an emotional appeal because it might make them think back to a point in their life when they were exposed to this. This relates to The claim or purpose because it tells how tempting it can be, but to ignore it. This

He says,”society will be judged, and judged severely, in both moral and metaphysical terms”(Wiesel 3). This is a logical appeal because it’s making the reader think about what indifference actually is. This relates to the claim or purpose by showing how little people care and how much the use indifference. This makes the reader want to agree with the claim it shows how numb some people can become to society and how quick those people can be to judge. He also says,” We are on the threshold of a new century, a new millennium”(Wiesel 3). This is a logical appeal because it tells a known fact that everyone has known and are hoping for. This relates to the claim or purpose because this could be the “big change” but we to stop violence and indifference. This makes the reader want to agree with the claim because they believe that we can change, but only if we make the change together. He finally says,”One does something special for the sake of humanity because one is angry at the injustice that we are witnesses”(Wiesel 8 ). This is a logical appeal because it describes today's modern society and how harsh it can be. This relates to the claim or purpose by telling the reader how often this indifference and injustices happen. This makes the reader want to agree with the claim because they now realize how severely our society needs to change society’s views on other