Elie Wiesel Strengths And Weaknesses

People must find strength to persevere when faced with wars and conflicts in their countries. Elie Wiesel, author of Night, found strength during World War II and the Holocaust from his Father. Malala Yousafzai from “Malala Yousafzai’s Nobel Peace Prize Lecture” found strength in the form of activism. Both Elie and Malala used these strengths to survive during times of war and conflict. Elie Wiesel’s strength comes from his family, mainly his father because he persevered during the Holocaust since his father was with him. When marching between camps during the Holocaust, Elie thought of dying. Then Elie shifted his thoughts from dying to his father, “My father’s presence was the only thing that stopped me” (Wiesel 86). When this march was happening, it was very miserable for everyone involved. People would be dying right next to Elie, which made him think about dying or falling in the deep snow to rest and be left behind, like the people around him. Instead, Elie knew that his father would miss him, and Elie did not want the guilt of leaving his father. Even though Elie felt miserable, this made Elie preserve through the march without dying or

The activism makes Malala speak up for what she believes is right. During Malala’s Nobel Prize speech she explains that she is not only one person but many, “I am those 66 million girls who are deprived of education” (Yousafzai). During the speech, Malala explained that many people around the world are deprived of proper education. Malala feels that this is wrong and wants to stand up for these girls and boys. In order to speak up for the children, she needs to become an advocate for what is wrong. It was hard for her because of her country that she lived in, but this didn’t matter since she was an Activist. This means that Malala was given the strength to stand up for something that she knows is