Comparing Night By Elie Wiesel And Judy Cohen

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Night Essay
The Holocaust was the genocide of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. Authors and directors use forms of rhetoric to inform people of the holocaust and its horrors. Both Elie Wiesel and Judy Cohen use rhetoric to display their first-hand experiences. The purpose of their works, Night by Elie Wiesel and "Fifty Years Later" by Judy Cohen are to persuade the readers not to make the same mistakes that led to the massive genocide of the Jewish population.
Elie Wiesel and Judy Cohen's exposure to the holocaust allows them to be credible in their writing. Their credibility is considered ethos. A majority of Night, is ethos due to the book being a description of the terrifying realities of the holocaust. Elie Wiesel's