Analysis Of Elie Wiesel's The Perils Of Indifference

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In Elie Wiesel’s speech “The Perils of Indifference” he effectively encourages audiences to prevent negative events in the past from being repeated in the future. He does not do this in a direct way. His style is to ask many questions, requiring the audience to question what happened in the past, was it injustice and should we ever allow history to repeat itself. His speech directly asks if we have learned from the past. He asks if society has changed, has the human being become less indifferent and more human. In his style it most certainly makes audience stop and think about these issues. I find that this was very effective. His question leads to deep thought and a stirring to action. To make necessary changes to make sure these situations

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