Summary Of The Perils Of Indifference

In "The Perils of Indifference" the author is purposeful in the structure of his ideas in order to further develop his overall point. The author begins by detailing that, "Fifty-four years ago to the day, a young Jewish boy from a small town in the Carpathian Mountains woke up" and then describes the hard experiences of this boy, effectively capturing the attention and emotions of an audience from the start. After creating sympathy for this young boy, the author then reveals that he is the young boy as he states, "And now, I stand before you Mr. President". Beginning "The Perils of Indifference" in this way establishes the author as someone more than capable of speaking on this topic. The audience is now informed of the authors experiences