Differences In Night By Elie Wiesel

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Indifference
“Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy” This is the very definition of indifference. Elie Wiesel once stated, “The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.” Wiesel’s statement relates to numerous civil rights movements. Why do these movements continue to thrive? The quote by Elie Wiesel, “Indifference to evil is evil,” still holds merit in the twenty first century as examined in Night by Elie Wiesel, Swing Kids directed by Thomas Carter and in Thirteen Reasons Why directed by Bryan Yorkey, and written by Jay Asher.
Elie Wiesel’s quote still holds truth which is demonstrated …show more content…

For example, Elie watches the discrimination in this quote, “They struck her several times on the head-blows that might of killed her. Her little boy clung to her; he did not cry out; he did not say a word. He was not even weeping now” (Wiesel 17). Elie gives us the image of one being beaten to death, yet no one does a thing. Instead, everyone joins in to persecute her and watch. As her son just sits there, silent. His response to cling and watch without emotion laments an indifference driven by fear and naivety, yet still screams mediocrity, a lack of feeling. The crowd, or beaters and scoffers, reveal a different side of indifference. The absence of feeling, the most destructive indifference. It suggests a hardening of the soul or spirit, the heart. In this situation, the indifference is displayed differently being delivered by strangers and loved ones. this situation is not only shown from

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