Response To Elie Wiesel's Essay 'Night'

Name: Naomi LIn

Night Essay Topic B: Relevance of the Holocaust

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How are the lessons of the Holocaust and the factors that gave rise to it still relevant to our present society? What dangerous elements (exhibited in the past) are observable in the present? How are Elie Wiesel’s words about the dangers of indifference and hate still relevant to the threats facing our society? Cite evidence from Night, and the relevant class articles.

The scaffold below is just a suggestion for how to organize your ideas in a logical sequence.

Introduction:

Hook/Theme

How these factors still influence our world today

Conclusion

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The collapse of moral principles and the committing of unimaginable acts of brutality can cause disastrous effects of losing faith and dehumanizing others. Oftentimes, it is easy to reject our morals and justify horrific acts, which can lead to a chain reaction of violence. Violence has the ability to undermine the basis of civilization and leave both the victims and perpetrators of these atrocities with permanent wounds. In the novel, Night, by Elie Wiesel, the dangers of indifference during the holocaust are still relevant to the threats facing our society. Dehumanization can form physiological trauma and lead to loss of identity. When Elie Wiesel and many other Jewish prisoners were forced into concentration camps,

WIthout any countries standing up against Germany, Germany was able to gain more power. As Elie Wiesel stated in his Nobel Prize speech, “Indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor” (Wiesel 2). Instead of standing against the German rules, bystander countries allowed the Nazis to continue their reign of terror because it didn’t affect them. At the time, Germany had no enemy, no one stopping them from attacking the Jews. As Germany continued to possess no enemies, they were granted time to gather allies and create a powerful army. In addition, when Jews escaped Germany to find refuge, countries “accused the Jews of manipulating financial institutions and conspiring to control the world” (Facing history 3). The countries were under Hitler’s influence. As a world leader, Hitler had more influence than anyone else. Given the situation, allowing immigrants would also politically influence many economies. Therefore, almost all countries rejected Jews from finding refuge in their country. When America was given the opportunity to support Jewish citizens, they sent, “nearly 1000 Jews back to Nazi Germany” (Wiesel 3). America was a contributor to the Nazis. They blindly followed the Nazi's opinions on Jews even though they knew about the inhuman suffering occurring in thousands of concentration camps. America sent thousands of Jews to their deathbeds as a way to benefit