Holocaust Memorial Museum Analysis
People can't go back and fix it, so why don't they learn from it and prevent it from happening again. This article is about what was said at the dedication ceremonies for the Holocaust museum. There was a lot of personal stories of persecution and concentration camps, and it talked a lot about how there is still more people can learn from this event and a lot more people can do to honor those involved with this event. Throughout “ Holocaust Memorial Museum, April 22, 1993” Elie Wiesel uses a hopeful tone, a conflict between a person and society, and metaphors to show that if a person tries to learn from the past then the person will have a better chance at success in the future. Hopeful tone was used throughout the story by Wiesel. She used
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One example is shown in what Wiesel wrote “‘ For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.’For not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are also responsible for what we are doing with those memories.”(1) The theme is shown in that people need to fight to preserve what has happened so that future generations see the consequences and then they will have the will to make sure it never happens again. She also shows this when talking about how it's also not only up to people but to countries as well . As written by Weisel “... our country is the only one who has seen fit to preserve the memory of the holocaust and made it a national imperative to do so.”(1) For people to learn from the past and work to do better the world needs someone to educate people on the past, this quote is saying that it's america's job to be the educator, and to help the world and our country america must fulfill this duty. The fight to educate and preserve plays a big role in being able to learn from someone's
One example is shown in what Wiesel wrote “‘ For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.’For not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are also responsible for what we are doing with those memories.”(1) The theme is shown in that people need to fight to preserve what has happened so that future generations see the consequences and then they will have the will to make sure it never happens again. She also shows this when talking about how it's also not only up to people but to countries as well . As written by Weisel “... our country is the only one who has seen fit to preserve the memory of the holocaust and made it a national imperative to do so.”(1) For people to learn from the past and work to do better the world needs someone to educate people on the past, this quote is saying that it's america's job to be the educator, and to help the world and our country america must fulfill this duty. The fight to educate and preserve plays a big role in being able to learn from someone's