Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Response #1: Why was writing from an objective point of view necessary for Wiesel’s completion of his memoir?   Why did it take courage for Wiesel to begin with Moshe the Beadle?

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  2. Writing from an objective point of view necessary for Wiesel's completion of is his memoir was important because it what he went though. Objective point of view contains no references to thoughts or feelings; it only reports what can be seen and heard, its only facts and no opinion. If he included his opinions it would make it less reliable.
    It took courage for Wiesel to begin with Moshe the Beadle because Moshe is in the lower class meaning he was poor. Wiesel’s family was looked up upon. His father was a respected Jewish community leader in Sight. So for the son of such a man to go out and befriend a poor Jewish immigrant such as Moshe took a lot of courage because others in the community judged him negatively.

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  3. It was necessary because the book was wrote from his point of view. He wrote what he went through and not what was generally happening. He only states what he saw which is important for objective point of view because its from him, not anyone else. It took courage because that was the person who started everything for him. Moshe told Elie what was about to happen and gave him a heads up. Moshe was also his mentor, and important to the synagogue and that was significant to him as he was a Jew and was very into Judaism. It takes courage to give very detail information and explain what Moshe went through to help him.

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  4. Writing from an objective point of view was necessary for Wiesel’s completion of his memoir because he wants the readers to know that this was real and not a makeup story. He wanted to tell the readers the facts about his experiences and what was significant during that time. And also, I think Wiesel did not want to reveal his thoughts, feelings or opinions because he wanted the readers to allow themselves to imagine how would they feel from his point of view. I suppose he wants our mind to connect with our feeling and form our own opinions to what we're reading. It took courage for Wiesel to begin with Moshe the Beadle because the villagers felt indifferent towards him but Wiesel did not. Moshe the Beadle was a significant person in the story because he was the first jews to witness the extermination of jews. Without beginning the story with Moshe the Beadle, it would be the missing piece of the story.

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  5. By Wiesel writing from an objective point of view , he wanted the audience/readers to understand or comprehend that it was real and it was from his own point of view . It made sense of a better view of how it was in his lifetime and the time period because of his presence. Moshe the Beadle already knew what was going to end up happening so he was basically ahead of the game . Also, knowing the situation Moshe was in from being old to being poor maybe it not important to people. Wiesel had the same mind set as Moshe because they were comprehending the same ideas and hints . I think if Wiesel did not bring up Moshes thoughts and saying the story wouldnt have made sense . I think the readers would be confused on as to what caused the big impact and also how Moshe was so important as well as Wiesel .

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  6. It was necessary for him to write in that point of view because he was there and experienced it. He did not used opinions, instead he used facts and things that ready happen to people then. He did not want to be biased about things that he felt, so he did not use his feeling, or his thought about what was going on. It took courage for Wiesel to begin with Moshe because villagers thought that Moshe was playing around about the Jews going to be force to leave, and because of that, Wiesel did not know what to think. It takes courage to tell some about a tragic time in your life.

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  7. Writing from an objective point of view was necessary for Wiesel’s completion of his memoir because he wanted to make the readers have a deeper comprehension of the story. He wanted to make sure the reader was fully aware that what he wrote about was authentic. They were actual events that took place and real experiences. It evokes a connection with the reader on a personal level that Elie Wiesel is telling us about his life. There is a also a sense of intensity and intimacy. He is able to recall all his memories as if they were happening in front of his eyes again. It is as if he is bringing the reader on a journey with him. His audience never lived in this time, so he is trying to make the reader feel the extremity of the events. It allows the reader to feel the pain and suffering Elie Wiesel went through. It overall makes the story more touching, and real. He is able to communicate the emotions and hardships that he faced to the readers. Freed of normal constraints, some of the young let go of their inhibitions and, under cover of darkness, caressed one another, without any thought of others, alone in the world (Wiesel 23). It took courage for Wiesel to begin with Moshe the Beadle because Moshe the Beadle was one of the most significant people in the Holocaust. Moshe the Beadle tried to warn and feel the Jews of Sighet to move, before the Holocaust happened. It also showed the Jews' response to Moshe the Beadle, and how judge mental they were being. If they didn't treat Moshe the Beadle that way, there could have been a change in their fate. If the Jews of Sighet took time to listen, and believe him, they would have been safe. History would run its course differently. It also shows a depiction of how quickly the Nazis were able to take over and how the Jews fell into their trap by being cold, and ignorant towards Moshe the Beadle. They were in a state of deep-rooted disbelief. Moshe the Beadle foreshadows the horrors that are to come. He also highlights the complacency of many of the Jews of Sighet. "Jews, listen to me! That's all I ask of you. No money. No pity. Just listen to me!" he kept shouting in synagogue, between the prayer at dusk and the evening prayer (Wiesel 7).

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  8. Writing from an objective point of view was necessary in the memoir because everything in the book is real, and honest emotions. It not all opinions or just a personal feeling every feeling and emotion in the book is something that everyone who endured it felt. Also there are certain parts when it seems as if Elie Wiesel is actually "speaking" with the reader. So it's more personal even when you didnt go through the situations it really gets you thinking. It took courage for Elie Wiesel to start the book off talking about Moshe the Beadle because it seems as if that this was his way of apologizing to Moshe the Beadle for not believing in his warnings in the begining because possibly if had believed him, he would not have gone through what he went through. Also it provided a change in the way the people treated Moishe, because in the begining Moishe was treated better than the other needy people. But after he was taken and went through what he went through, when he came back to warn the people they didnt give him that same respect as before. They didnt want to listen to him, or believe him. The Jews attitude for him took a negative turn which in return made him quit trying. Also Moishe was the one who would tell Elie about God, as well as supported him in his faith when his own father wouldn't, so Moishe was a very important person to him. So i feel that Elie Wiesle starting the book off with talking about Moishe was important to him because Moishe was important to him, and that he was sorry for not believing Moishe, and also apologizing for any other Jew that didnt believe him and didnt listen to his warning.

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  9. I think that the reason it was good for Elie Weisel to Write his memoir in a objective point of view was because he needed the reader do have deeper comprehension of what was going on during the Holocaust time period. He didnt want people to think that his book weren't just some random person writting what was already written, No, he wanted to make people believe that what he wrote was real and it was what he had to go through. If his emotions/feeling were written in his book then people wouldn't fully comprehend the deep meaning of what happened during the holocaust. It took a lot of courage and cojones for Elie to write about the story of Moshe de Beadle. Moshe de Beadle tried to warn other Jews about what the Germans were capable of doing and what they were going to do, but they didnt believe them, who would?, he is just an old and crazy man right?, nope, Elie took some ,not a lot, but some of that warning and kept in his mind for a reminder that the world isnt as pretty and calm as it seems.

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  10. He used an objective P.O.V because it is an informational piece of text and i think he wanted us to have our own opinions on what happened. He is telling us about everything he saw and heard. If he were to add his emotions and feelings then we were more likely to have not formed our own opinions and followed his about what happened. On an information piece of text it's all about telling us what happened not abut how you felt about the situation. It took courage to talk about Moshe because he regrets not listening and he feels like had they heeded his warnings then they wouldn't be in the situation that they were in. He realizes that Moshe saying he wanted no pity and no money should've been a signal or a sign to them that something wa very wrong. It also shows how mule-headed and stubborn they were. Here this man was just trying to help and trying to keep everyone safe and because they were oblivious to the things going on around them and chose to shut their ears and eyes to everything that is happening around them they ended up in the camps. Weisel realizes that had they all just listened to Moshe they all could have, might have been safe from the evil plans of Hitler.

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