Night Topic Theme Collage by Bryce Couch

Sound of Silence

couchbr — 2014-04-30 12:23:07 UTC

And in the naked light I saw ten thousand people, maybe more. People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening, people writing songs that voices never share. And no one dare, disturb the sound of silence.

Forced Metaphors

lohreyel — 2014-04-30 12:23:15 UTC

1) Silence is a house, creating an overwhelming sense of emptiness.

2) Silence is a house because they both need to be filled.

3) Silence is a house that people are afraid to disturb.

4) Silence is a house waiting to become a home.

5) Silence is a house who has no owner

QUOTES!

vorhisal — 2014-04-30 12:23:16 UTC

Quote 1: "My father had just been struck in front of me, and I had not even blinked. I had watched and kept silent. (

Quote 2:

¨Tell us. Tell us what's happening! Say something...¨

(Wiesel pg13)

Quote3: "That was a secret. A secret for all, except one: The president of the Jewish council. But he would not tell. The Gestapo had threatened to shoot him if he talked." (Wiesel, 13)

Quote 4: "A few young men forced her to sit down, then bound and gagged her. Silence fell once again." (Wiesel, 26)

couchbr — 2014-04-30 12:29:08 UTC

Theme

lohreyel — 2014-04-30 12:38:37 UTC

Keeping silent in times of adversity causes more tourment than speaking out