Question

1.

Why is Wiesel's tone so full of humility?
2.
What "multitudes" is Wiesel referring to?
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3. Wiesel accepts the award for all the surviving Jews whose fate is related to the Holocaust. How
does this affect his ethos? That is, does it help him establish his credibility?
Wiesel speaks of himself as a child. Does it draw you in and engage your emotions? Why or why
4.
not?
5. Now the young Wiesel turns to the older Wiesel. Is this an effective narrative strategy? Why or
why not?

Answer 1

ExWiesel uses a distressed, sympathetic, and critical tone throughout the speech in describing how people were treated with indifference in the twentieth century. He advises the American people not to be indifferent to victims of injustices.

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