Battle Against Evil Night by Elie Wiesel and "Hangman" by Maurice Ogden both make strong points of view towards the battle between mankind and evil. Wiesel ’s personal experiences give the reader very specific and down to the point accounts of the Holocaust. In contrast‚ Ogden musical poem gives the reader a very indistinguishable idea of what is taking place. One must examine rhyme over and over to be given the full impact of the poem. The battle against evil may be compared on the basis of their
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Elie Wiesel was a young boy when he was imprisoned and orphaned during the Holocaust. After seeing many Jews being brutally murdered‚ he was very upset that the world did not do anything to help them. Nobody stopped Hitler and because of that‚ many innocent lives were taken away without a reason. This‚ however‚ we did not engage in World War 2 for the Jews. When Elie Wiesel was 15‚ he and his family were deported from Hungary and placed in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Around 90% of the
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Nearing the end of World War II‚ a young Wiesel‚ among many others‚ was rescued from the concentration camp in Auschwitz and was finally free from the grasp of the wicked Nazis. After his freedom‚ Wiesel did all he could through his literary works to let the world know of the horrors he experienced at the hands of the Nazis. He received a Nobel Peace prize for his messages to the world. In 1999‚ he gave a very prominent speech about oppressors and the indifference of Man‚ apathetic to the suffering
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In his address to Ronald Reagan‚ Elie Wiesel attempts to convince the president not to visit the Bitburg cemetery. Weisel is well aware of President Reagan’s situation‚ and thus‚ he crafts his speech around rhetorical techniques‚ namely Concession Refutation‚ Repetition‚ and the Appeals. Throughout the speech‚ Elie Wiesel makes clear his appreciation for Israel‚ America‚ and President Reagan: “We are grateful to this country‚ the greatest democracy in the world‚ the freest nation in the world‚ the
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indifferent‚ it dehumanizes them and puts them at lower standard than everyone else. Unity is broken when individuals are no longer thought of as equals and causes great distress in a country. Both Elie Wiesel and Niemoller take a stand against indifference to inspire others to do the same. In 1986‚ Elie Wiesel got on stage to accept his Nobel Peace Prize after writing about his experience in Auschwitz during the terrible genocide. Throughout his acceptance speech‚ he defines indifference as silence
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weren’t given anything to eat but were given long work hours. The Nazis and the rest of Germany thought that jews were the reason to the country’s poverty. Also jews were treated horribly during these rough and cruel 12 years. In the novel‚ Night‚ Elie Wiesel narrates his experience as a young Jewish buy during the holocaust. The book is mainly told by a Fifteen year old Jewish boy. The German people continue to take from the Jews without reason when they take their valuables.
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“...Silence encourages the tormentor‚ never the tormented” This means that if you continue to stay silent‚ people will continue to be tormented‚ if you don’t stand to make a difference‚ the world will remain the same. When Wiesel says “I know: your choice transcends me.” He means that the award‚ along with the powerful meaning behind it‚ is more important than him. It goes beyond him. He’s scared because he doesn’t know if he can live up to the expectations that come with receiving the award‚ he
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Animal Imagery in the Night In Night by Elie Wiesel a memoir about his time in the Holocaust concentration camps Elie used animal imagery. Animal imagery is when someone uses animal instincts and behavior to define the characteristics of a human. Using animal imagery‚ he accomplished multiple things. One of them is showing how the prisoners act and how this experience has changed them and made them animal-like. Most people know how animals act. An by using animal imagery the author gives the reader
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the book‚ Night is Elie Wiesel. The book Night is about a family going to a concentration camp called Auschwitz. Elie has to make some major life choices. Also‚ how he changes a lot throughout the story is very noticeable. Elie had to make a lot of changes to his lifestyle. When they first got to the camp him and his father got separated from his mother and sister. Elie says “Never shall I forget that night‚ the first night in camp‚ which turned my life into one long night.” (43) Elie went with his
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Day‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ is a story about a journalist who has survived the holocaust and now lives in New York. He and his girlfriend Kathleen are in an in-depth conversation on their way to a movie. When crossing the street‚ tragedy occurs‚ he is struck by a taxi and is barely alive. As the ambulance arrived at the first hospital‚ he was turned away‚ but luckily at the second hospital‚ Dr. Paul Russel was willing to help him. Being in and out of consciousness‚ the only memory he can recall is being
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