Examples Of Greed In Night Wiesel

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The world is plagued with poverty, diseases, and drugs; yet, the most destructive element is selfishness. People think, live, and make decisions the way they want. This could be acceptable if only other people’s thoughts, lives, and decisions were taken into consideration. Although it is true that human nature provokes self-indulgence, every person is capable of thinking for one another. Throughout the novel, Night, Wiesel writes about the constant suffering during the Holocaust that caused the Jews to be selfish. Similarly, Rosenthal describes a murder in the article “Thirty-Eight Witnesses: New Excerpt” where thirty-eight witnesses go without telling the real story behind the murder, and finally, a well known artist named Ochs sings the words of greed in his song “Outside Of A Small Circle …show more content…
If individuals did not have the obligation to help others in times of distress or crisis, no person would ever be accounted for. Therefore, it is safe to conclude that human beings should have the obligation to help those in need.

Even in his darkest days, Wiesel compiles stories of those who were around him. On their way to Buchenwald, a son killed his own father for a piece of bread. In this thought provoking scene the father says, "Meir. Meir, my boy! Don't you recognize me? I'm your father ... you're hurting me ... you're killing your father! I've got some bread ... for you too” (Wiesel 101). Following his words, the unthinkable happens: “He collapsed. His fist was still clenched around a small piece... His son searched him, took the bread, and began to devour it” (Wiesel 101). The act of killing his own father for a piece of bread suggests that the beauty in selflessness can not be bought. Although the Holocaust was a painful time for the Jews, it did not mean that people had to turn their backs on each other. A
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