https://padlet.com/aupson1/2y81qwr6g26tf7at Review your reading of Atwood's intro to the book; one review of the Testaments; and the Atlantic article on Elie Wiesel and bearing Witness. For one of these texts, explain what interested you, surprised you, or upset you; add a quote as part of your response, and be clear about which text you're responding to. Please respond to one other person's idea, and link ideas when possible. en-us 2021-04-07 16:42:48 UTC 2025-11-03 14:30:03 UTC hello@padlet.com 2342534 https://padlet.com/aupson1/2y81qwr6g26tf7at/wish/1393219795
I was interested in the author's father's hesitation to share his story. The author wrote about Elie, "He accepted this painful duty in order to defend
human rights and advocate for the oppressed". I wondered why Elie didn't have the same hesitation that Friedberg's father had. I think the sacrifice Elie made, to relive the trauma he went through, is extremely important. If history isn't recorded, it is forgotten. And if that terrible details of the Holocaust aren't recorded, they will disappear from history which would demean the survivors and those who have been lost.]]> 2021-04-07 20:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aupson1/2y81qwr6g26tf7at/wish/1393219795 https://padlet.com/aupson1/2y81qwr6g26tf7at/wish/1393220419 One thing that interested me was from the article about Elie Wiesel. I found that the article centered itself around the idea that people who went through terrible things like the Holocaust should not be expected to "relive it for our benefit or for the betterment of humanity." This role of telling their stories, although important for people to learn from, is heavy, and not discussed as much as it should be on its moral standards. ]]> 2021-04-07 20:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aupson1/2y81qwr6g26tf7at/wish/1393220419 2341934 https://padlet.com/aupson1/2y81qwr6g26tf7at/wish/1393221913 The article brings out an interesting idea that silence does not indicate a person is weak, or has no stories to tell. In the article, it states, "He courageously embraced life after the Holocaust with
great humor and optimism, bringing children into a world that had betrayed and abandoned
him. My father needed to leave his past behind in order to take that leap of faith."  Stories help people who choose to stay silent transform the world, as seen by the author's father. We can have both have vocal and silent activists.  ]]> 2021-04-07 20:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aupson1/2y81qwr6g26tf7at/wish/1393221913 2342382 https://padlet.com/aupson1/2y81qwr6g26tf7at/wish/1393222874 Something I found interesting was when Friedberg's father told her when she was younger that hearing others ask him about his experience in the holocaust is comparable to hearing others tell you "Nice to meet you. I heard you were gang raped, tell me about it." It must seriously be so tough to have to relive those memories just to satisfy someone else's curiosity. It gives a new deeper appreciation for real literature's of witness like Night by Elie Wiesel.]]> 2021-04-07 20:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/aupson1/2y81qwr6g26tf7at/wish/1393222874 https://padlet.com/aupson1/2y81qwr6g26tf7at/wish/1393224706 Looking at the elie wiesel story was quite sad based off the horrible conditions the people were living in seeing pain is just as painful as experiancing it.
"to revist tehre personal targeties, there murdered relittives and friends.]]> 2021-04-07 20:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/aupson1/2y81qwr6g26tf7at/wish/1393224706