Do you remember learning about the holocaust? The holocaust was a historical event and lasted twelve years. It was a horrible time in the world. Elie Wiesel in the memoir “Night” explains why the holocaust should never happen again. Wiesel uses pathos, Metaphors, and lastly repetition to support his explanation.
“ Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere. ”(Wiesel 119). In the book Night by Ellie Wiesel, he tells his story about living through the Holocaust and the horrible events that took place in Auschwitz. It is important to remember the holocaust not only to make sure it doesn't happen again but to also tell the story of those who lost their lives to ensure no one forgets the horrible acts that occurred. The more we stay silent the more we are accomplices to the hatred of the world we have the power to use our voice for good to stop the bad.
In his Nobel prize speech in 1986 Elie Wiesel stated that” to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time”. In his memoir, Night by Elie Wiesel, he shares his experiences of the Holocaust through the eyes of a young teenager. Ellie and his father, Shlomo, must quickly adapt from a peaceful life to living a nightmare in the concentration camps. The memoir highlights the horrific war crimes the Nazis committed, and the suffering Jewish people went through. The best authors are often the ones who can make the reader attach to a text.
Wiesel’s purpose in writing Night is to bear witness to the atrocities of the Holocaust and to ensure that the world never forgets what happened. He uses his own experiences to illustrate the horrors of the concentration camps and the dehumanization of the Jewish people. He also emphasizes the importance of remembering
Jack Atwood Mr. Baker English 1 3 May 2024 Remembering Genocide and the Holocaust Did you know that millions of people were affected by the Holocaust and other genocides? Genocide means the mass killing of certain people or groups. In Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Acceptance Speech, he says “That I have tried to keep memory alive, that I have tried to fight those who would forget. Because if we forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices,” (Wiesel).
Don't kill them a second time Imagine if you were brutally murdered during the Holocaust and everybody forgot that you were ever even alive. In Elies Nobel peace prize acceptance speech he states “...if we forget them they will be killed a second time”. This shows how Elie tries to remember all that died so that society does not forget them. His speech proves that Weisel implies how we can’t forget the people that died or we will kill them a second time by forgetting them. The first piece of evidence comes from the book Night when Elie first arrives at Auschwitz and witnesses children being burned.
Elie Wiesel was a Holocaust survivor who wrote a book called Night About His Experience, after he wrote an essay called “Why I Write: Making No Become Yes” explaining why he felt like he needed to write the book. One reason was there were very few survivors so he felt like he had no one to relate to or talk to about it. To me this shows that he wanted to talk about it but didnt have anyone to relate to. Another reason was his fear of forgetting, which meant he didn't want people to ever forget what happened. This shows how bad the things were that happened to him and other people he never wanted it to happen again.
Wiesel informs us how forgetfulness is a fault of human nature, but we should remember what happened to those victimized and killed during the Holocaust. In the story Night, survivor Elie Wiesel has gone through many challenges and loses hope while trying to survive
At first Elie did not want to talk about the Holocaust, what he experiences because he just wanted to forget everything but he could’t. Elie Wiesel slowly realizes that you can’t forget such traumatizing memory so easily and you can’t not talk about it either. People have to learn to hear the things that happened, he wanted himself to be herd so individuals understand that experiencing something like the Holocaust is not traumatizing. Through his book Night, Elie Wiesel opened a foundation for humanity to combat indifference, injustice and intolerance. Rosenblatt’s article explains how Wiesel taught individuals that “silence speaks to us as words, humanity is what you do in response to anguish and that suffering has meaning if it helps you take one step forward, from the darkness of grief to the light of hope”.
The tragedy of the Holocaust should never be repeated. In the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel, Wiesel wanted to leave behind a legacy of words, and of memories, to help prevent history from repeating itself. He elaborates on many struggles and how they affected his ability to live. After experiencing these hardships, Wesiel writes the story of Night for the world to remember and learn from the Holocaust. Elie goes through a significant conflict with his will to live, which causes him to go from innocent and optimistic to mature and dehumanized.
Memories are forged from experiences, good or bad. Some memories are so awful that they get buried deep within the back of the mind left to be forgotten, traumatic experiences like the Holocaust can create these awful memories for people, but lessons can be learned and taught to others from the memories of these experiences. It can be helpful to keep hold of these sad memories because of the opportunity to tell others stories during the traumatizing time. In “Night” Elie Wiesel retells his story about his time during the Holocaust and in the concentration camps, in the book he relives the traumatic time through his memory.
Have you ever taken a minute to think about the incredible power of one person's story to reshape the entire world? In Elie Wiesel's moving Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, he delves into the significance of remembering and honoring the victims of atrocities rather than glorifying the oppressors. He emphasizes the profound importance of commemorating those who suffered and perished, stressing that failing to do so would mean failing to fully comprehend the depth of their anguish. Ultimately, Wiesel argues, understanding the individual stories of Holocaust victims is essential for gaining insight into the broader historical context and for learning crucial lessons from the past. In Wiesel's poignant memoir, "Night," he vividly depicts the
While there are many good moments in our history, there are few that stain the legacy of humanity as much as the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel was a man who survived this horrid event and wrote an award-winning memoir on his experiences. A point Elie gets across in Night is, Wiesel reveals how when there is persecution, we must not stay silent and forget because doing nothing only benefits the oppressor. Through multiple events and quotes, Elie shows us how important this really is.
In his 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Elie Wiesel strives to inform his audience of the unbelievable atrocities of the Holocaust in order to prevent them from ever again responding to inhumanity and injustice with silence and neutrality. The structure or organization of Wiesel’s speech, his skillful use of the rhetorical appeals of pathos and ethos, combined with powerful rhetorical devices leads his audience to understand that they must never choose silence when they witness injustice. To do so supports the oppressors. Wiesel’s speech is tightly organized and moves the ideas forward effectively. Wiesel begins with humility, stating that he does not have the right to speak for the dead, introducing the framework of his words.
This excerpt is relevant to Wiesel’s biggest fear which is that the world has not learned or has simply forgotten about the Holocaust. The line “Never shall I forget…” (Wiesel, 34) is reiterated to show how important remembering is to Wiesel. This also pertains to Wiesel 's “big idea” which is that his purpose for writing Night was to never let anyone forget about the Holocaust. He hopes that this memoir helps prevent another genocide like this, and helps motivate people to stand up to injustices.
