One of the most notable lessons that emerged from Elie Wiesel’s Night was that in order to prevent history from repeating itself, people must speak out, as soon as possible, against aggression, and the rejection of basic human rights. In witnessing and facing a setting where people are menaced by torture and dispossession of human rights, one cannot help but speak out against such tyranny and exploitation. In his Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Wiesel overstates that weakness is provocative—“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented” (Wiesel 118). When human lives are in jeopardy, individuals must take the initiative and intervene, for their lives,
