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Elie Wiesel Outline
Elie Wiesel Outline
Mr. Wolfe
24 Sept. 2023
1. Introduction
A. Elie Wiesel’s piece contains three main components named rhetorical devices.
C. In this speech, he talks about his camp experience and people's indifference.
D. Eli Wiesel uses effective rhetoric in his piece, exemplified by purpose, pathos, and
imagery.
A. Pathos
B. Elie Wiesel uses Pathos which means emotion, lots of emotion is captured in this
speech by talking about his experiences and visions he saw in the camp.
1. Elie Talks about the Rage the U.S. Soldiers had when they found the Camps
3. “Their lives are meaningless.” This is a quote from Wiesel in his speech talking
A. Elie Wiesel’s purpose of the speech is to talk about the indifference of people.
B. Elie Wiesel talks about the indifference of people throughout his speech.
dangerous.
E. The purpose of Elie Wiesel’s speech is to inform the audience about the meaning
F. Elie Wiesel talks about the indifference of people and how nothing good comes
B. Elie describes certain locations from the past such as Auschwitz and events
C. Evidence (Highlighted)
1. Imagery to describe the homeless refugees and hungry children.
D. Elie Wiesel uses visual imagery of sadness to describe the 20th century.
E. Elie Wiesel uses visual imagery that describes different scenes or events
F. The speech allows the audience to look back in time from Wiesel’s point of
V. Conclusion
A. Eli Wesel creates a speech to persuade the audience by using pathos for
emotion, purpose to talk about indifference, and imagery to capture vision through
C. Elie Wiesel’s piece has much significance because he captures the audience's
about his past experiences and what he saw in those camps. His purpose in his
speech is to talk about how the word indifference can be such an evil word that
causes pain and despair. Finally, he uses imagery to describe scenes of locations
and events that happened in the 20th century to allow the audience to see through
his eyes.
Work Cited
https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/2_The%20Perils%20of