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Wiesel fought the trauma he had through activism, where he established actions and programs that fought injustices around the world. He used all the pain that his story caused to promote peace in the world and when he saw that his institution managed to achieve these goals, they had great comfort, because he saw that his works and actions were fighting against what made him suffer, the injustice and intolerance.
Douglass then asks a rhetorical question: "Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence
Answer:
They grow, or develop.
Explanation:
In nearly every well-written work, a fictional character or characters grows or develops as a response to life-changing news. They either rise to the occasion and help someone else or themselves in need, or they retreat into a shell. This is also development of a new facet of their character.