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Elie Wiesel's Speech The Perils Of Indifference

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Lack of concern, lack of interest, lack of sympathy. These are all ways to describe indifference and none of them are good. Elie Wiesel made sure America knew that this is how they acted when the Jews were in desperate need of help. In the speech The Perils of Indifference Elie Wiesel uses hypophora, juxtaposition, and paradox to effectively elicit the guilt that should come from being indifferent. With hypophora, Elie is able to highlight the wrong doings that could have been avoided. When Elie asks questions to the crowd, he also delivers the answer along with it to get his point across. “How will it be remembered in the new millennium? Surely it will be judged, and judged severely.” This style of speaking allows Elie to put his point into
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