remembers their rage at what they saw. And even if he
lives to be a very old man, he will always be grateful to
them for that rage, and also for their compassion. Though
he did not understand their language, their eyes told him
what he needed to know that they, too, would
remember, and bear witness.
-Elie Wiesel, "The Perils of Indifference," 1999
Why does Wiesel begin "The Perils of Indifference" by thanking the U.S.
soldiers who freed him from the concentration camp as a child?
A. To appeal to the audience who were mostly from the United States
B. To reprimand the soldiers of other countries who did nothing to
help
C. To inform the international audience that U.S. soldiers helped him
D. To tell the U.S. audience that the United States should no longer be
proud of its actions