Neutrality In Elie Wiesel's Night
The renowned memoir Night by Elie Wiesel takes place in Romania and Germany during World War II. This piece of literature depicts a portion of the author’s life at the peak of a global war. At this time in history, many people refused to take notice of what was transpiring in Nazi Germany. In Wiesel’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech he said, “Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere.” This declaration is relevant to what happened during the Holocaust in the way that several people neglected the slaying of the Jewish people. This statement by Wiesel is also appropriate to describe certain instances in society today.
During the Holocaust, six million Jewish people were murdered by means of gas, cremation, disease, starvation and various other causes. As Wiesel stated in his acceptance speech, the Nazi Party grew stronger due to the silence of the German citizens. However, the German citizens were not the only people to be silent. The United States did not become involved in the war until they were attacked. They were aware of the mass killings, but they chose to ignore them until they were threatened. This proves to the ethics and morality of the people of the United States and Germany. They were aware of the …show more content…
This issue also refers back to my previous claim in the way that females make up eighty-five percent of domestic abuse victims. Rather than domestic violence being recognized and punished, the reports are often rejected by the courts and officers of the law. Eighty-two percent of domestic violence reports are either dismissed or modified to a lesser sentence. If everyone would take notice of the outrageous brutality occurring in the homes of America every day, they could rise against the issue rather than being indifferent on the
During the Holocaust, six million Jewish people were murdered by means of gas, cremation, disease, starvation and various other causes. As Wiesel stated in his acceptance speech, the Nazi Party grew stronger due to the silence of the German citizens. However, the German citizens were not the only people to be silent. The United States did not become involved in the war until they were attacked. They were aware of the mass killings, but they chose to ignore them until they were threatened. This proves to the ethics and morality of the people of the United States and Germany. They were aware of the …show more content…
This issue also refers back to my previous claim in the way that females make up eighty-five percent of domestic abuse victims. Rather than domestic violence being recognized and punished, the reports are often rejected by the courts and officers of the law. Eighty-two percent of domestic violence reports are either dismissed or modified to a lesser sentence. If everyone would take notice of the outrageous brutality occurring in the homes of America every day, they could rise against the issue rather than being indifferent on the