Questioning Retribution Wiesel’s account of the Holocaust represents the truly barbaric actions that war-driven nations will enact. The gruesome stories that detail the concentration camps are a haunting demonstration of the evil that exists beyond the imagination of the public. Upon the conclusion of the novel, in conjunction with his preface, the question of future development and change lingers. But is there any retribution for the soldiers who carried out such unspeakable acts? Would Wiesel’s original title of, “And the World Remained Silent,” and his original ending of the placid lifestyle of Nazi officers and their families be more appropriate? Juxtaposing the horrors of the Nazi regimes, Wiesel seemed to humanize the soldiers. During
