Alannah Solomon

English

13 June, 13:05

What does Wiesel use here to develop his claim?

Of course, indifference can be tempting-more than that, seductive. It is so much

easier to look away from victims. It is so much easier to avoid such rude

interruptions to our work, our dreams, our hopes. It is, after all, awkward,

troublesome, to be involved in another person's pain and despair. Yet, for the

person who is indifferent, his or her neighbor are of no consequence. And,

therefore, their lives are meaningless. Their hidden or even visible anguish is of no

interest. Indifference reduces the Other to an abstraction.

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