Topic > Eve Bunting's Analysis of Terrible Things - 804

Even though he could have talked about the bad things that happened to him, he leaves the viewer with a positive message. Fred focuses on a positive message to enhance the message he is trying to convey. (1:16), “and there were good people all along the way who helped us.” He starts with this to show that there were people who wanted to help him even if they were not “leaders”. This provides an example of what people have done and could do today. The author uses word choice like “good people” and “educators” to make his theme stand out and wants us to have these traits. After explaining his experience of the Holocaust, Fred Gross tells viewers how they could make a difference in any type of situation. “What I would like you to be in general, you are educators. Educators to make a difference. But taking part in areas to improve other people's lives." (2:17). Instead of “standing on the sidelines and doing nothing,” Fred wants his viewer to walk away with a lesson that could change the outcome of a bad event. The author's purpose in creating this presentation was to inform the viewer that if “good people do nothing,” evil will win. So even if we help, without even knowing it, the outcome can change, after terrible things