Literary Analysis Of The Hangman By Maurice Ogden

At the entrance to each death camp, there was a process of Selektion or selection. Pregnant women, small children, the sick or handicapped, and the elderly were immediately condemned to death. As horrific as it was, it didn’t surprise many that Hitler had the audacity to do these terrible things. The Holocaust was an act of genocide in which Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany killed about two thirds of the population of Jews in Europe from 1941-1945 but the trouble started brewing much before that. Though there were only a small amount of survivors, very few alive to this day, there are many pieces of literature that help prove that this in fact happened. Literature can help us remember and honor the victims of the Holocaust because, it gives different

The most notorious for the heinous deeds were the Schutzstaffel, or the SS. This paramilitary branch of Nazis, who were highly regarded by Hitler, treated the Jewish race with no respect for their own livelihood, or had any sympathy for what they were going through. As Elie describes his time in the concentration camp of Auschwitz, he mentions one of the SS officers who came into their barracks, “...with crime inscribed upon his brow and in the pupils of his eyes. He looked us over as if we were a pack of leprous dogs hanging onto our lives.” (Wiesel 47). This excerpt from the novel displays the sincere hatred he had for the malnourished and weak Jews who stood before him. These special soldiers slaughtered Jews by the thousands, without making any sort of attempt to stop what was occurring. The SS had one goal during World War II, and that was to exterminate the Jewish race from the Earth. At any moment, someone could be killed, no matter the reason. The Germans didn't care, all they wanted was the Jews

They used the hanging as a psychological tool against the inmates to gain power over them, as it was a death threat to those who stepped out of line. As a result, many of the prisoners began to lose trust in God. Considering that faith was one of the few things Holocaust victims were able to keep from the concentration camp guards, their questioning of God’s existence demonstrates the Nazis ability to demolish one’s hope and will to survive. Additionally, the use of the hanging as a threat to the other prisoners exhibits how the Nazis were able to take control of their victims by using scare tactics to enforce obedience. While the hanging of the child may only be one death among millions, the depression, grief, and fear it evoked in the prisoners was strong enough to penetrate their emotional toughness and expose their true vulnerability. Although it may not have been the first time the inmates were faced with the haunting prospect of death, it was the first time they viewed it as an act of merciless slaughter. They finally realized the terrifying circumstances they were in, and this caused them start losing trust in the God they had depended on for all their lives. Elie Wiesel's Night perfectly captures the inexplicable cruelty of the Holocaust, showing how the

The Holocaust was a major event that happened in history, causing death to around ten million people who suffered death from this tragic incident. The novel Night by: Elie Wiesel explains the perspective of what he suffered going through this situation. Elie Wiesel uses animal imagery, when explaining his point of view. They were treated as animals, significant use of the imagery helped his story and the purpose of it. Elie Wiesel uses animal imagery to paint an image to us of how they were treated, spoke to and used as if they were wild or barn animals, through the novel.

The Man I Killed is the story of the man that Tim O’Brien killed. However, this story is not true. He later mentions that he did not in fact kill the man, yet he was present and that was enough. This story, according to him, is told to show the reader how he feels, because O’Brien feels as though the truth is that by doing nothing, he killed the man, so in his story, he does kill the man. Imagery is the biggest literary device seen in this story, but diction also helps make the story seem more true, it helps the reader to truly believe that O’Brien did in fact throw the grenade that killed the man. This story is told from O’Brien’s point of view, which would be first person, despite the fact that the word “I” is

The Holocaust was a systematic extermination of nearly six-million Jews. Holocaust means ‘Sacrifice by Fire’. Hitler used the Jews as a scapegoat to achieve approval and success. Elie Wiesel was a twelve year old Jewish boy from Sighet. The Hungarian police came to his town, put up a fence, and kept them inside the ghetto. Life inside the ghetto consisted of their everyday life. They just continued it between fence walls. A few weeks after the ghetto life started, the Jews of Sighet were transported to a smaller ghetto. A few days passed when the Hungarian police shuttled them into cattle cars- about eighty to a car. “Lying down was not an option, nor could we sit down” (Wiesel 23). The train ride was long and crowded. “Fire! I see a fire! I see a fire” (Wiesel 24)! During the train ride a women cried out to warn the others what she is seeing. The people on the train panicked and had men quiet her down. They reached the most notorious camp that killed ninety-six hundred thousand Jews.

In “Night,” the setting creates a cruel and depressing mood which helps the reader feel what it was like to live during the Holocaust. For example in chapter one he uses descriptive words that make it seem like the Nazis think that the Jewish people didn’t deserve a life. Once the Jewish get to the concentration camps the writing said “They were forced to dig huge trenches then they shot the prisoners” (Wiesel 6). That quote is saying that they were forced to dig their own grave when they arrived at the concentration camps, and then got shot and placed in the grave that they had just dug. In the writing i get the feeling that the Nazis thought the Jews were evil people because of the way they named the street that they lived on. In the text

Terrible Things by Eve Bunting is a fantasy story with compelling symbolism connected to the Holocaust written for all ages. Eve Bunting tells the readers “Standing up for what you know is right is not always easy. Especially if the one you face is bigger and stronger than you. It is easier to look the other way. But, if you do, terrible things can happen.” Eve Bunting tells readers in her allegory and in her short message that standing for what is right needs confidence and bravery. However, if looking away is the action made, terrible things can happen. This is similar to what happened in the Holocaust where millions of people died because very few people chose to stand up to face the Nazis. Her story presents the theme, standing up for what is right is difficult, but looking away will cause terrible things to happen, through symbolism, repetition, and tone.

The book, Night, written by Elie Wiesel, is about the Holocaust. The Holocaust took place in Europe but specifically in Germany, between the 1930s and 1940s. Adolf HItler was the leader of that time. The Nazi party and Adolf Hitler wanted to eliminate all jews, because they believed jews were the reason they lost WW1. They also believed in anti-semitism. They murdered over six million jews, but before the Holocaust was over, Adolf Hitler committed suicide.

The Holocaust was one of the world’s major tragedies. If you were a Jew the Nazis would take you to concentration camp and you would have to do everything they said, you would get your head shaved, and be treated awful. Millions died. They would choose Jews to take to the gas chamber, usually the weakest and most unhealthy ones because they weren’t much good to work anymore. “Yolen, Jane. The Devil's Arithmetic. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Kestrel, 1988. Print.”

Nazi racial ideology has baffled the cultured mind since the atrocities were first made known to the world with the end of WWII. Though the inconceivable horror Jews and other nationalities endured under Nazi reign is common knowledge in our culture and is found in almost any modern history textbook, the mindset that made such atrocities acceptable to Nazis under Hitler’s regime remains a mystery to many. Maxine Kumin admirably conveys the thought process behind this oppressive outlook through the seemingly simplistic poem “Woodchucks”. The purpose of the poem is to align the readers with the narrator’s apparently reasonable yet somewhat sociopathic view of the woodchucks as an inferior life form while building an

The Holocaust is a horrible time in human history. The leader of the Nazi party and one responsible for the Holocaust is Adolf Hitler. Many authors use the Holocaust and Hitler as a base for their books. One example of these books is Lord of the Flies. The book is set in the middle of World War 2. The book is about children that get stranded on an Island without adults. The children vote for a chief, Ralph. Jack was the competition for Ralph, after Jack lost the race for chief he started his Hunters. This relates to Hitler because people think he went mad because he did not get into his dream art school. They both had a crave for power after they failed. They both had the idea of their of an aryan race.

Throughout history, there are lesser-known occurrences in which Historians can make assertions about the society in that time period as a whole. The conviction, execution and alleged resurrection of William Cragh is one such occurrence. In The Hanged Man, Robert Bartlett writes of a man who was executed, but allegedly rose from the dead in the Middle Ages. The story of William Cragh is not only a riveting anecdote, but also, an insightful look at the legal system of the Middle Ages. The Hanged Man helps to explain the relationship between England and Wales, the legal process that led to hanging, as well as societal perceptions of criminals and outlaws in the Medieval Period. Robert Bartlett is able to present a complicated historical event through the language of an everyday person. The Hanged Man is a great example of accessible historical nonfiction, bringing an understanding of the Middle Ages to a broad audience.

How did racism, unjust convictions, and acquittals contribute to the resignation of George Maledon as The Prince of Hangmen?

Literary terms are used to help the writer build or explain their writing easier. One of many literary terms that relate to Go Set A Watchman is flashback. Harper Lee writes about Jean Lousie, the main character, having a flashback to one of her childhood summers. Part of chapter 5, Jean Lousie and her closest friend Henry were on their way to Finch’s Landing, and Henry asked about Dill, Jean Lousie’s best childhood friend. She then remembers a summer when she, her brother Jem and Dill, played Tarzan and then pretended to play a game called Tom Swift. Later that day, the three of them found another fun impersonation game to play. It was a reenactment of a baptism from Reverend Moorehead. Jem as Reverend Moorehead baptized Jean Lousie, while