Question

1. The original title of Wiesel’s memoir was And the World Remained Silent. What role does silence play in the book? How does this original title show Wiesel’s purpose for writing the memoir? Use examples from the text to support your response.

Answer 1

His purpose for writing the book was simple, at the end of the book he said after he made it out of the camps he was an atheist, he did not believe in God, why would God let that happen to him. Silence is the night, and the night is death