The Perils Of Indifference Summary

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Writer, political activist, and survivor of the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel, claims in his speech, The Perils of Indifference, that as human beings our inability to care for others reflects the worst qualities in our society. He develops his claim by first defining the true meaning of indifference, then Wiesel uses negative connotation to expand on the importance of the negativity indifference brings. Finally, the author provides examples in history that support the literal perils of indifference. In order to prevent future atrocities such as the genocides in Rwanda, Germany, and Armenia, Wiesel’s purpose is to inform the next generation as to why being indifferent makes us inhumane. The tone of the speech fluctuates throughout but he adopts a …show more content…
This individual was Corrie ten Boom. Her family were members of the Dutch Reformed Church, which protested against the persecution of Jews. As a family they had kept Jews in hiding. Corrie used her profession as a watchmaker as a cover in her father’s shop. Eventually, in 1944, the home was unsuccessfully raided. Although, in the meantime, the gestapo managed to arrest 30 of her family members that day. Luckily those in hiding were not found, though. After being held briefly in prison, all but 3 in the family were released. The three included Corrie, her father, and sister. Just a few days later her father died from a sickness in prison. Later, the two sisters were sent to a few concentration camps. Ultimately, the camps led to her sister Betsie’s death in December 1944. Corrie was shortly released from the camp that month! She traveled to Berlin in order to link up with the survivors family. Corrie ten Boom’s compassion did not go unnoticed as she later became an evangelist, social critic, and motivational speaker. There are still several other examples of groups who outwardly resisted and helped others at their own peril. All of these examples are doing exactly what Elie expands on in his speech; therefore, these people were not ignorant nor
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