The Perils Of Indifference By Elie Wiesel

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Famous Author and Holocaust Survivor, Elie Wiesel in his speech, The Perils of Indifference, suggests that indifference is inhumane, and succeeds to create awareness of indifference, to warn others about the dangers of indifference, and to illustrate the dangers using personal experience and historical examples. Wiesel supports his claim by first taking a few paragraphs to define indifference. He did this to give the audience a bit of background before explaining how everything during the holocaust and even in modern times ties back to indifference. Wiesel establishes an informative and serious tone for the politicians, ambassadors, members of congress, and lawmakers. He starts out by thanking them for taking action but he is still secretly