Joseph Delaney Ignorance Is Bliss
Ignorance is Bliss
My auto-biographical narrative Ignorance is Bliss is written in contemporary context but set in Nazi Germany. The text presents the idea that ignorance may seem the better option in the moment but in the long run will make a person hate them self.
It targets adults because it is directed to encourage adults to not blindly live their lives and let issues pass by but to act now. Also, people interested in the Holocaust are among the audience as it
I chose to imitate the style of Irish English Teacher and author of the Wardstone chronicles, Joseph Delaney. Delaney is known for his first person point of view writing and his concise sentences. His sentences are plain and generally not flowered with fancy words, this lets the reader decide how …show more content…
We called ourselves Christians, and I believed myself Christian, but i’m not sure anymore. The churchgoers heard stories of what was happening to the Jews, and yet we pretended we were oblivious. There was nothing anyone could do to stop it so we would try to distance ourselves from the tragedy that was happening.
In front of the small church ran a railroad track. One Sunday we heard cries coming from the train. I vividly remember the first time I heard the train pass by; first was the whistle, and then the wheels hitting the tracks.
Finally, were the cries. The Jews were being carried like cattle in cars! The screams and wails were etched with agony; so full of pain it was almost emanating from the train. It felt like an eternity before the train passed by and I felt sick to my stomach.
As the Sunday’s continued to arrive, so too did the train. We anticipated with fear the sound of those wheels because we knew what came along with them. What disturbed us was knowing the final destination was a death
My auto-biographical narrative Ignorance is Bliss is written in contemporary context but set in Nazi Germany. The text presents the idea that ignorance may seem the better option in the moment but in the long run will make a person hate them self.
It targets adults because it is directed to encourage adults to not blindly live their lives and let issues pass by but to act now. Also, people interested in the Holocaust are among the audience as it
I chose to imitate the style of Irish English Teacher and author of the Wardstone chronicles, Joseph Delaney. Delaney is known for his first person point of view writing and his concise sentences. His sentences are plain and generally not flowered with fancy words, this lets the reader decide how …show more content…
We called ourselves Christians, and I believed myself Christian, but i’m not sure anymore. The churchgoers heard stories of what was happening to the Jews, and yet we pretended we were oblivious. There was nothing anyone could do to stop it so we would try to distance ourselves from the tragedy that was happening.
In front of the small church ran a railroad track. One Sunday we heard cries coming from the train. I vividly remember the first time I heard the train pass by; first was the whistle, and then the wheels hitting the tracks.
Finally, were the cries. The Jews were being carried like cattle in cars! The screams and wails were etched with agony; so full of pain it was almost emanating from the train. It felt like an eternity before the train passed by and I felt sick to my stomach.
As the Sunday’s continued to arrive, so too did the train. We anticipated with fear the sound of those wheels because we knew what came along with them. What disturbed us was knowing the final destination was a death