Wiesel uses many metaphors. For example, he compared the Holocaust to the Kingdom of Night (118, 120). Wiesel also alludes his younger self as the “a young Jewish boy” who asked many questions about how and why in the twentieth century those horrors could have taken place (118). Unlike Wiesel, Yousafzai lacked traditional figurative language. Instead her speech used repetition (which at times became redundant), strong word choice, and, the aforementioned rhetorical appeals. An example of a strong line from Yousafzai would be her purpose for fighting for her cause: “I tell my story not because it is unique, but because it is …show more content…
Although both wrote quality speeches, Wiesel’s speech was, in terms of rhetoric and figurative language, superior to Yousafzai’s speech. Both were able to reach the aims of their message, but unlike Yousafzai, Wiesel was able to utilize rhetoric and figurative language. In addition, Wiesel was straighter to the point, and avoided redundancy. But again, both speeches made their point quite clear. Elie Wiesel and Malala Yousafzai were both good people who did good things for the world; their speeches did not dictate whether they deserved the award because they already were deserving of the