Essay On The Schindler's List

Six million Jewish residents of Eastern Europe were exterminated during the Holocaust of the 1940’s. Families were taken out of their homes and put into ghettos, which were large prison type establishments that housed dozens of people in one small apartment. They were then separated from their families, "men to the left and women to the right", and were placed in concentration camps, where most of them were killed and cremated. In 1993, Steven Spielberg directed a film, Schindler’s List, which depicted the life of one man who risked his life and money to save the few Jewish families he could.

An event occurred over half a century ago that took nearly six million innocent lives had left us with all kinds of story about it. Among those are Night by Elie Wiesel and Schindler’s List by Steven Spielberg. These two pieces of literatures may be similar, yet different in many ways. For instance, the Holocaust. It is one recognizable way that shows the similarity between the movie and the book. However, they are very different because one is about a person saving, or rather buying, 1200 lives and the other is many lives that were saved by a union, Schindler’s List and Night, respectively. Which can indicate the fact that Jewish were treated as less than human when they were bought like some objects. Other factors include

Schindler's List is one of the most powerful movies of all time. It presents the indelible true story of enigmatic German businessman Oskar Schindler who becomes an unlikely saviour of more than 1100 Jews amid the barbaric Nazi reign. A German Catholic war profiteer, Schindler moved to Krakow in 1939 when Germany overran Poland. There he opens an enamelware factory that, on the advice of his Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern, was staffed by Jews from the nearby forced labour camp at Plaszow. Schindler's factory prospered though his contacts with the Nazi war machine and its local representatives, as well as his deft skill on the black market. Then, somewhere along the way, Schindler's devotion to self-interest was

By comparing, analyzing and questioning the validity of Maus I and II, Night, Night and Fog, nonfictional historical accounts and a poem, called Already Embraced by the Arm of Heavenly Solace, found in Europe in the Contemporary World, Schindler’s List and the Return to Auschwitz we may determine to what degree these sources serve to advance humanity’s understanding of the holocaust. The holocaust can be explained as the historical event in which the Nazi’s, who came to power in Germany in January 1933, and its collaborators murdered and persecuted approximately six million Jews. This came about because of the German belief that they were “racially superior” and the Jews were an alien threat to the German state. For humanity to advance in

Being a victim is something many people struggle with each day. Having experiences that can harm or injure one is life changing, and it is usually not for the better. It harms people in mental and physical ways.Victim experiences are scary and usually end up with innocent people dying, living in fear, and remembering all the tragedies. Many people live in fear because of the harsh times they went through. The movie Schindler's List won an Oscar for portraying the events that happen during the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel, a holocaust survivor wrote a memoir on his experiences during the camps he was put into and how it changed him. Pearl harbor was a tragic attack on Hawaii that only last two hours, but was extremely devastating. All of these life changing events happen, because one

The way, which the writer presents the information, is key to understanding it. Depending on the type of literary work, the writer may utilize only a primary or secondary source. This can cause vital information to be overlooked. This happens because history is subjective to the writer. And because history is subjective, the writer can often fail to establish a voice or connection with the reader. I felt author and historian David M. Crowe presented his work as a condensed version of information on the Holocaust. Crowe wrote The Holocaust: Roots, History and Aftermath. He begins with the background of events leading up the Holocaust and ends with life-post war. The issue I had with Crowe’s presentation was that, I felt had no emotional connection or voice. His writing was very straightforward; “Depending on the facility, T-4 teams could gas from 25- 150 patients at a time. After the gold was removed from victims’ teeth, some bodies were sent to the crematory, other were autopsied or used for medical experiments” (Crowe, 156-157). This established no emotional connection because he is writing from the third person. We don’t hear about what he sees, since he was not in the camp. This is why the voice is important. Other authors like Primo Levi, present their story in the first person perspective, which gives the reader a

In public discourse surrounding an event like the Holocaust, it is not uncommon for one to want to summarize the event in some abstract concept, be it positive or negative. This type of thinking is especially prevalent in the conclusions drawn by those reading literary works relating to the Holocaust, in which the stories are so entrenched with stereotypes of suffering and the equivocal life-lessons that they lead to a rather shallow understanding of an emotive and difficult subject. This is not to say that drawing these types of conclusions is wrong or especially invalid, but rather the process of projecting these lessons onto the story without developing their further implications speaks to a superficial longing of externalizing the

World War two is a war that was between the Nazi's and they Jewish people. When the Nazi's came to Germany They almost took the hole country that was known as Germany, Once Adolph Hitler became the new govern of the Nazi's he said some awful things about the Jewish people, and everyone believed in what he said. Hitlers army was huge and if anyone try's to stop him he will win and the other will be defeated. Hitler was full of power, but the Jewish people

Schindler's List The film Schindler's list directed by Steven Spielberg based on Thomas Keneally's Schindler's Arks tells the story of an entrepreneur and womaniser Oscar Schindler. Schindler uses the war to his gain by exploiting cheap Jewish labour to run his factory with dreams of earning "steamer trunks" full of money who with the twist of fate ends up saving the lives of 1100 Jews by bribing the Nazi with all his assets during one of the darkest period of history, the Holocaust. Although the film is based on a true story, it does get pampered with some Hollywood treatment to highlight Schindler's hero

Schindler’s List: Impact Schindler’s List is a film based on the true story of a man attempting to shield as many people as he can from the atrocities of the Holocaust during World War 2. Oskar Schindler started out as a German businessman in the Nazi party looking for wealth, to the savior of more than 1200 Jews that were going to die at the Auschwitz concentration camp. This magnificent film about the evils of the Holocaust addresses many different topics but the main theme of this film was the difference that Oskar Schindler made in a situation like the Holocaust. In the classic film Schindler's List, Steven Spielberg illustrates the difference that an individual can make in a tough situation with the use of characterization, symbols, and

Oskar Schindler faced many conflicts in his life. The main conflict he faced was overcoming the Nazis and saving over one thousand Jewish People. Schindler, with out a job at the time, joined the Nazi Party and followed on the heels of the SS when the Germans invaded Poland. This is when Schindler took over two previously Jewish owned companies that dealt with the manufacture and sales of enamel kitchenware products and opened up his own enamel shop right outside of Krakow near the Jewish ghetto. There, he employed mostly Jewish workers, which saved them from being deported to labor camps. Though twice the Gestapo arrested him, he got released because of his many connections and with many bribes. Most

Watching Schindler's list I decided to focus on Oskar Schindler. Throughout the movie Schindler personal emotions change on the war. In the beginning we see that it was a good thing for business that nothing else mattered as long as he made money. When Jews would come up he wouldn't care about them because he knew he could manipulate them and earn more money since they needed him. Schindler didn't really care for the Jews and what would happen to them. We see that Schindler only concern is that his business profits in the war. His concern for going to parties were to make connection that would better his money earning business. Money was his only concern which is why he went out seeking a jew. Since having a jew made it so they could be payed less than a normal person and they would be to scared to not do work. If he got a Jew it would earn him more money than hiring a German accountant. After getting an accountant he goes and seek workers for his factory. The workers are Jews since they don't need to be payed to be working. We later learn that his wife influences him with making business and wanting to succeed. He came from a place where he had nothing and is just beginning to make it. Hes making so much money he doesn't know what to do and he thanks the war for that. With his business doing so well he starts to care about his workers. He cares about them because he needs them to continue making the money.He starts really caring about his accountant Stern he makes sure he

‘Schindler’s List’ is no less a “Jewish story” or a “German story” than it is a human story. And its subject matter applies to every generation.’ [Stephen Spielberg] Discuss.

[War] brings out the worst in people. Never the good, always the bad. Even in the midst the devastation of a national genocide, where one race turned against another in hate, good people existed and worked to counteract the hate through love and compassion. Oskar Schindler was one of these people. World War II provided him the means to become a very wealthy and powerful man, yet he did not exploit the Jews like many other businessmen during his time. He used his money and power to save thousands. Much can be learned from what happened during the holocaust and what Schindler did to save thousands of Jews.

In the film, Schindler’s list, many film techniques were used to present important ideas of the film. There were many scenes that took place in the movie that stood out and was filled with film techniques. The liquidation of the ghetto was filled with important themes and ideas that were shown through various film techniques. The ending also presented various film techniques.