War is conflict, and disagreement is destruction. Therefore, one should ask himself or herself the following question: How does literature flourish from death, loss, pain, and suffering? War literature exposes one to war and its cruelties. It also warns humanity against the pursuit of armed conflict, as well as argues for world peace (“Introduction” 11). War literature depicts war as the world’s deadliest weapon of mass destruction—pure suffering. One’s suffering tends to be subjective, and war literature attempts to explain the sufferings through vivid and descriptive language. War literature wants one to understand the true meaning of war and its atrocities—death, violence, cruel distress and loss of hope. Wiesel’s war texts argue for world peace, as well as warns humanity against conflict; therefore, war literature is authentic literature that attempts to inform one that in life, war suffering can force him or her to question the true meaning of life and
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Wiesel loved teaching, in fact, this is evident in his literary works. The ultimate goal of Wiesel’s works of literature is to share his knowledge, as well as experiences with the world ( “Elie Wiesel” 1). Wiesel’s memoirs and novels revolve around the Holocaust. Wiesel uses vivid and descriptive language to describe the Holocaust—his experiences and feelings (“Wiesel, Elie” 1). Wiesel’s literary works forces one to realize that literature is powerful; it forces to one to think critically about the true meaning of life (“Learning through literature: ‘Closer to life as it is really lived’” 1). Wiesel once said, “To forget would be only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time (Wiesel 13). Wiesel's survival have significant meaning. He survived the world’s greatest evil—Adolf Hitler and his accomplices—this is manifested in his memoir
Wiesel loved teaching, in fact, this is evident in his literary works. The ultimate goal of Wiesel’s works of literature is to share his knowledge, as well as experiences with the world ( “Elie Wiesel” 1). Wiesel’s memoirs and novels revolve around the Holocaust. Wiesel uses vivid and descriptive language to describe the Holocaust—his experiences and feelings (“Wiesel, Elie” 1). Wiesel’s literary works forces one to realize that literature is powerful; it forces to one to think critically about the true meaning of life (“Learning through literature: ‘Closer to life as it is really lived’” 1). Wiesel once said, “To forget would be only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time (Wiesel 13). Wiesel's survival have significant meaning. He survived the world’s greatest evil—Adolf Hitler and his accomplices—this is manifested in his memoir