Emphasis Preaching Journal

Elie Wiesel tells the story of a teacher, a just man, who came to Sodomon a mission to save the people from sin. Day after day he walked the streets railing against greed and theft, falsehood and indifference. At first, some of the people listened to his message, but as time progressed he no longer amused them with his strange counsel. It seemed that there were no righteous people in the city.

One day a boy approaches the hapless teacher and asks him why he goes on when no one will listen to him.