Indifference In Night By Elie Wiesel

All through Elie Wiesel’s memoir, he sends a message to his audience about his concern with the amount of indifference being practiced throughout the world. Indifference is enticing, it seems easier to stay out of the way and not contribute, but, if one is aware of the horrific events occurring to their fellow human beings, then one should speak out and show support. In other words, if one stays silent when they know that others are casualties of genocide, persecution, oppression, they are not only indifferent, yet, accomplices to the ones administering the torment. In addition,the individuals who are silent, deny humanity to their fellow human beings and essentially violate, and disregard their human rights. For instance, Wiesel expresses

How can one not be sensitive to their plight? … And I tell him that I have tried. That I have tried to keep memory alive, that I have tired to fight those who would forget. Because if we forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices” (Night 118-119). Wiesel conveys through these lines that people should fight against the individuals that are apathetic to acts of mistreatment. Through his book, Wiesel also expresses that being indifferent causes victims to lose a sense humanity, they presume that the world has abandoned or gave up on them. Although, indifference is tempting, taking action will improve any situation; people should speak up. For example, Wiesel claims in his book, that “when human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted of their race, religion, political views, that place must- at that moment- become the center of the universe” (Night 118-119). Whenever a fellow man is being mistreated, that place should be the center of attention; those who do not, are as much as fault due to the fact that staying silent aids the

It was directed to the American government and citizens of the United States. Elie wrote this speech in hopes of sharing his intellect on what happens when people are indifferent.Through this speech he reminded the people about the atrocities caused when the United States was indifferent during World War II. Millions of people felt abandoned due to the fact their fellow man betrayed them; the United States knew the pain of the victims to the Holocaust, however, they still chose to stay indifferent to their cause. “In a way, to be indifferent to that suffering is what makes the human being inhuman. Indifference, after all, is more dangerous than anger and hatred… Indifference is not creative… Indifference elicits no response. Indifference is not a response. Indifference is not a beginning; it is an end. And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor -- never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten… And in denying humanity, we betray our own” (Perils of Indifference). Elie Wiesel suggests that indifference is the leading cause of man being inhumane to man; a lack of concern for inhumane acts aids the the attacker, and, denies their fellow man their given human rights. “He understood those who needed help. Why didn't he allow these refugees to disembark? A thousand people -- in America, a great country, the greatest