Elie Wiesel's Speech Analysis

In 2012, it was estimated that more than 172 million people were affected by conflict worldwide. The effect of so many people being affected by conflicts is a way to respond to them. With all the conflicts in the world, people need to be able to respond and react to these conflicts in the best possible way. People can best respond to conflict by believing in what they think is right and persevering through everything against them, so they can show what is morally right, let nothing hold them back, and help others with the same issue along the way. During times of conflict, it is important for people to choose a side they believe in, so they can show what they think is right. Even though there almost undoubtedly will be discrimination
Elie Wiesel, a victim of the Holocaust himself, explains this, saying “I swore never to be silent whenever wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented . . . When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant” (Wiesel). Wiesel’s speech shows that people must not be silent in times of conflict for the sake of the people enduring harm. Likewise, Wiesel also elucidated that regardless of if a conflict was somewhere else, or if it could affront someone, action must be taken. In the article “Drenthe village awarded medal for large-scale WWII aid to hunted Jews” it says “never one to mince words about the dangers of Nazidom, challenged villagers to do their Christian duty to protect those in harm’s way” (godutch.com). This emphasizes on the fact that the people of the village acted on what they believed was right. Even though the villagers could have taken serious consequences for their actions, they
In the article “Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow” a young girl named Sophie had to live through high school without being able to express her thoughts without threats, to anyone until the war ended. Sophie persevered through the whole war and it paid off. If Sophie had given up her beliefs she might have ended up like a majority of the other Nazis living with the hatred of millions of people against them. In a similar way Anne Frank also had to persevere through her time during the war. Anne persevered through her time in the hidden attic, where she stayed during the war, by staying optimistic about everything (The Diary of Anne Frank: A Play). Although Anne didn’t live through the end of the war, she still ended up making the best out of what she had in the attic. Anne found that the best way to respond to her having to stay in hiding was by persevering through everything against her. In an excerpt from “Dear Miss Breed” Louise Ogawa was forced from her home to go to Japanese internment camps in Poston, Arizona with terrible conditions like temperatures of up to 144 degrees. Louise was actually forced from her home to go to the camp and live through the harsh conditions. Louise, like many others during conflicts, had only one option: to persevere through everything against her. With all things considered, persevering