Summary Of The Perils Of Indifference

Allison Funk Mrs. Tinberg 4th Period 29 February 2024 The Perils of Indifference As you get locked into the Ghettos to be loaded on train cars for a long trip to Germany with occasional stops to get one or two buckets of food and water, a train filled bugs and things no one wants to be around, and finally what feels like a journey with no end you wait in boredom for a change. When they get there, unloading takes what feels like years and you often get by clubs. You look up and see a sign that reads, “arbeit ist freeze”. Work sets you free. They are in line, determined to see if they are fit to work or not. If you were fortunate enough, you would go get to live and start working in the camps. Before they would enter the camps, they would get
After that, they would continue the poisonous gas treatment to other people. If you were one that would have to work you would be fed very small amounts of food and have to work and live in some very horrible conditions that are fit for no humans to live in. The speaker had to go through this so he knows what it feels like to be treated like that and felt abandoned. Elie Wiesel's speech “The Perils of Indifference,” uses pathos and logos to warn the President, Congress and the bystanders about all the pain and suffering that occurred during the Holocaust. First and foremost Elie Wiesel gave a speech about the Holocaust which was titled “The Perils of Indifference.” This speech was directed to Mr. Bill Clinton, President at that time along with first lady, Hillary Clinton, Members of Congress, Ambassador Holbrooke, Excellencies, and Friends. The Holocaust took place in 1941-1945. This speech took place 54 years later on April 12th 1999 in the White House in Washington D.C. He was also a part of the Holocaust and he now remembers lots of sad and horrible memories that will never leave