The America I Love Elie Wiesel Analysis

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History, overall, is a sweeping synthesis of both the darker the more triumphant moments of the human race. Despite this, there will always be some nations that will stand for the better principles of humanity, even if its constituents and administrators sometimes fall short. In his piece, “The America I Love”, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel touches on various points of history to illustrate why in both moments of triumph and shame, America will remain a beacon of liberty for him.
One such example is when Wiesel recounts his own experiences as a Holocaust survivor in the Buchenwald concentration camp. He writes, “The day I encountered…the American soldiers wept and wept with rage and sadness.” (Wiesel, 835). The sight of American soldiers is significant for Elie Wiesel and survivors of the Holocaust in general because it was the first sign of emancipation from otherwise gruesome fates. Wiesel himself acknowledges this when he writes, “And we received their tears as if they were heartrending offerings from a wounded and generous humanity.” (836). His personal experience of …show more content…

America went to war to liberate a population too long subjected to terror and death.” (837). Wiesel asserts that the critics who espouse that Iraq was nothing more than a capitalist-pleasing endeavor underestimate, if not completely ignore, the nobility in America’s motives. As a Holocaust survivor who was one of many liberated by American soldiers, it is very likely that this experience has influenced his perception that the Iraq War was genuinely pursued with the humane motives of liberating a people subjected to the oppression of a totalitarian regime. From this, it stands to reason that if he views Iraq as an example of America displaying an active interest in the well being of others around the world, then it contributes strongly

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