Question

question 7 of 10
read this passage:

i remember: it happened yesterday, or eternities ago. a young jewish boy discovered the kingdom of night. i remember his bewilderment, i remember his anguish. it all happened so fast. the ghetto. the deportation. the sealed cattle car. the fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.

i remember he asked his father: \can this be true? this is the twentieth century, not the middle ages. who would allow such crimes to be committed? how could the world remain silent?\ and now the boy is turning to me. \tell me,\ he asks, \what have you done with my future, what have you done with your life?\

—elie wiesel, nobel prize acceptance speech, 1986
why does wiesel talk about himself in the third person?

a. to give the audience facts and evidence that support his argument
b. to ask the audience members to consider what they would do in his situation
c. to answer a question that many people have asked him about
d. to focus the audience on the terrible experiences he had as a child

Explanation:

• Option A: The passage is more about personal experience and emotional appeal, not presenting facts/evidence to support an argument. Eliminate A.
• Option B: The focus is on his own childhood experiences, not asking the audience to imagine their own situation. Eliminate B.
• Option C: There's no indication the passage is answering a common question. Eliminate C.
• Option D: By referring to himself as "a young Jewish boy" (third - person), Wiesel shifts the narrative to highlight the childhood trauma (ghetto, deportation, etc.) he endured, directing the audience's attention to those terrible experiences.

Answer:

D. To focus the audience on the terrible experiences he had as a child