swa#3

Jack Waggett

Mrs. Mikhaylova

English 102

9/1/11

SWA#3

            Wiesel’s views towards the world as a whole are one of concern and alarm. He cares deeply for the deprived and attempts to share this concern and willingness to help the world through as many avenues as possible. In his interview with Richard D. Heffner, Wiesel feels as though the more privileged are and should be held responsible for those who are less fortunate. Information is needed in order to stay up to date with world issues. However, Wiesel said that too much information is stored away and not really used. People are too focused on the now, and are less interested on what recently happened that is still in need of fixing.

            Wiesel also states that people need to listen more often. Those who need helping out usually can never inform people of their situation. Therefore, it is our moral obligation to listen, listen and see what they need. Wiesel refers often to the Bible and God in his responses. Wiesel conveys stories from the Bible in order to better represent our responsibility to help our fellow man or to be our brother’s keeper. Religion plays a substantial role as well. Wiesel believes that through religion people can unite to solve problems that all mankind face and are threatened by. 

            A problem that Wiesel blatantly states is that we are bombarded everyday with information, and so much information that it is hard to constantly fathom what is actually going on with societies on the planet. We collectively need to concentrate on the needs of others and not just the new top story. If we all do this, Wiesel believes that we can create a better world and a better tomorrow.