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How Was Oskar Schindler A Hero

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Who was Oskar Schindler? Was he a man who was considered fortunate man by some people including his wife? Or a a man who decided to save thousands of Jews from being murdered by the Nazis? Oskar Schindler was a well known Nazi who lived the playboy lifestyle. He drank,smoked, and had sex with every girl he could find. When people think of this person, they think that he is such a hopeless individual who will never amount to anything. How did he go from a hopeless individual to a renowned hero? In the movie, Schindler’s List, Oskar Schindler changes throughout the film, based on certain events in the movie that moved him throughout his life. Oskar Schindler changes throughout the film because of the pressures of the Nazi Party, the little girl in the red coat, and the killing of the Jews. Because of Oskar Schindler, thousands of Jews were saved and is considered a hero throughout the world. Oskar Schindler seemed to be a member of the Nazi Party, and throughout the films we observe that he wears a Nazi swastika throughout the film, is allies with Amon Goeth, the man who killed many Jews and was executed for his crimes, and attending parties …show more content…

The Jews were forced to work in the Concentration camp under fear that they would get shot by the Nazis’s. There were some Jews who were shot by the Nazis out of pure hatred and amusement. This changes Oskar Schindler because he shows his love for the Jews not only by employing them into his factory but also loving them as his own family. One example was when at the party for the Nazi’s where he kissed the Jewish woman and his daughter. Even though he got arrested and got his way out, he treats the Jews as his own family. We would not expect him to treat these Jews with respect, but he managed to save these Jews. This shows how he changes from a careless man to a hero by treating people with

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