The well-spoken Quintus Horatius Flaccus, more commonly known as Horace, once professed that hardship has the ability to provoke hidden skills that which other wise would have never shown themselves. This philosophy is especially true in comparison to the life of Elie Wiesel, a beautifully written Holocaust survivor. Wiesel writes to all who haven't lived through the horror that is known as the Holocaust, in efforts of “transmitting the history of the disappearance” of those who were brutally and unrightfully killed. With a tone of gloom and mourning, Wiesel argues that if it wasn't for the disastrous circumstances of the Holocaust, he would have never become the vivid writer that he is. The troublesome events of the Holocaust instilled a
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For example, Wiesel explains that his fellow captives would, “walk in the middle of the roads, the vagabonds. They are on their way to the station, and they will never return. In sealed cars, without air or food, the travel towards another world. They guess where they are going, they know it, and they keep silent. Tense, thoughtful, they listen to the wind, the call of death in the distance” (76). Due to his extensive use of strong diction, Wiesel provides the reader with a more in depth understanding of his experiences. By referring to the Jewish men, women and children that were held prisoners in multiple concentration camps as “vagabonds,” Wiesel implies how overworked and miserable these individuals were. While stating that these Jews were shoved into “sealed cars, without air or water,” Wiesel gives insight into how poor of living conditions the individuals were forced to withstand. And even with the most descriptive language possible, Wiesel claims that no one will ever be able to understand what it was like to live during the Holocaust unless they had truly been there to experienced the horrors. In conclusion, Elie Wiesel’s persistence to tell the stories of the lost ultimately makes him a more descriptive writer. This descriptiveness is
For example, Wiesel explains that his fellow captives would, “walk in the middle of the roads, the vagabonds. They are on their way to the station, and they will never return. In sealed cars, without air or food, the travel towards another world. They guess where they are going, they know it, and they keep silent. Tense, thoughtful, they listen to the wind, the call of death in the distance” (76). Due to his extensive use of strong diction, Wiesel provides the reader with a more in depth understanding of his experiences. By referring to the Jewish men, women and children that were held prisoners in multiple concentration camps as “vagabonds,” Wiesel implies how overworked and miserable these individuals were. While stating that these Jews were shoved into “sealed cars, without air or water,” Wiesel gives insight into how poor of living conditions the individuals were forced to withstand. And even with the most descriptive language possible, Wiesel claims that no one will ever be able to understand what it was like to live during the Holocaust unless they had truly been there to experienced the horrors. In conclusion, Elie Wiesel’s persistence to tell the stories of the lost ultimately makes him a more descriptive writer. This descriptiveness is