Sixty-three percent of all Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust, Polish Jews suffering the biggest casualties with a ninety-one percent population loss. The Holocaust was lead by Adolf Hitler and lasted from January 30, 1933 to May 8, 1945. The Holocaust was a tragedy where 11 million people, most of them Jewish, were abducted for work and death based on their political stance, religion, and ethnicity. Back in 1920, Germany was experiencing an economic crisis and Hitler convinced the German people that he could bring them out of their misery and help the country. So he blamed Germany 's problems on the Jews. One Holocaust survivor is Elie Wiesel, author of the book Night, a memoir. Another work by Wiesel is his "Nobel Prize Acceptance
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Martin Niemoller are different because of the intended audience of their works. On the speech, Wiesel states, "For I belong to a traumatized generation, one that experienced the abandonment and solitude of our people" (Wiesel119). This quote is showing that Wiesel is talking about his generation. He is talking about how terrible it was for everyone of his time. This targets an older audience, one that has a higher knowledge about the Holocaust, and one can know this because of Wiesel 's higher level of word choice. In the poem, Niemoller writes, "First they came for the Communists, / and I didn 't speak up, / because I wasn’t a Communist" (Niemoler lines 1-3). This quote shows that Niemoller did not act when exposed to the Nazis taking people away, because he was not one of those people. Using the word "first" in the poem shows that the Nazis were not only taking away the communists, but would take away others as well. Niemoller is addressing more of a general audience in his work. His work shows the consequences of him not speaking up and having people read this that are in the same situation can affect their lives greatly. Both works are different because of the targeted audiences the authors intended to expose their works
Martin Niemoller are different because of the intended audience of their works. On the speech, Wiesel states, "For I belong to a traumatized generation, one that experienced the abandonment and solitude of our people" (Wiesel119). This quote is showing that Wiesel is talking about his generation. He is talking about how terrible it was for everyone of his time. This targets an older audience, one that has a higher knowledge about the Holocaust, and one can know this because of Wiesel 's higher level of word choice. In the poem, Niemoller writes, "First they came for the Communists, / and I didn 't speak up, / because I wasn’t a Communist" (Niemoler lines 1-3). This quote shows that Niemoller did not act when exposed to the Nazis taking people away, because he was not one of those people. Using the word "first" in the poem shows that the Nazis were not only taking away the communists, but would take away others as well. Niemoller is addressing more of a general audience in his work. His work shows the consequences of him not speaking up and having people read this that are in the same situation can affect their lives greatly. Both works are different because of the targeted audiences the authors intended to expose their works