Wiesel seems to reestablished his ethos by reminding the audience of his experience as a Holocaust survivor (option c). It might be said that he wanted to convey the idea that indifference is worst than hatred because it mean the absence of compassion and lack of acknowledgement. he might have wanted for people to care about things happening in the world around each of them. <span />
Here, he says, "once below a time." It sounds like something is buried under time, sort of like what happens when something dies, right? But also, something like treasure that needs to be recovered. And what was happening below this time? The speaker spent his days ruling over the trees and leaves and daisies and barley and rivers, blown by the wind.<span>The gist here is that he felt like a young, powerful, world-at-his-fingertips prince. Things were easy, beautiful, and awesome.</span>