Short Story: Horrid Concentration Camp

It is estimated that Nazis established around fifteen thousand concentration camps throughout occupied countries. (Concentration Camp Listing, 2010) These camps, known as “DEATH CAMPS” spread throughout all of Europe under German ruling. It has been estimated to be around 15,000,000 concentration camps that were established from small to large ones. (Concentration Camp Listing, 2010) One of the most commonly known concentration camps was the one located in Auschwitz, this particular concentration camp was were diseases and epidemics prevailed due to poor living conditions. (living conditions, labor and executions) Examples of these

The camp Auschwitz is where many bad things happened to many loyal Jewish and non-Jewish people.

“Don’t hesitate to call me if you need anything else”, Brianna says, offering one last warm hug as the young girl leaves. “And don’t worry, I will find a way to fix this, we’re in it together now.”

With tough conditions, soldiers at Valley Forge were struggling to survive. In October 1777, George Washington hadn’t been able to stop General Howe and his troops march their way into Philadelphia. Washington was having difficulties keeping his soldiers hopeful. Men who had been there for nine months were going home and not coming back. In fact, people were questioning Washington’s leadership, and some Philadelphians even welcomed the British. With Howe’s army of 1800 staying happily in Philadelphia, Washington decided to build the dreadful winter camp, Valley Forge. Housing at this winter camp was terrible; men were assigned huts that slept 12 other men and had no beds. It was freezing cold and smoke filled their homes. A soldier would have

Millions of people were killed during the Holocaust. They suffered from diseases and starvation, labored to death, and murdered in concentration camps. In experiencing the terrors of the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel describes his dreadful experiences as a Jewish boy under Nazi control. Everybody goes through situations and experiences that affect them in some way, perhaps even change them. This intense story not only indicates the horror of the concentration camp experience; it shows many important examples of literary devices and reveals certain themes of the excerpt. The way Wiesel uses these devices and themes help create an overwhelming effect on the story. Wiesel talked about the camp using pathos to express how their lives were full of darkness. There were many quotes that gave readers a sense of sympathy. For instance, the quote “I witnessed other hangings. I never saw a single victim weep. For a long time, those dried-up bodies had long forgotten the bitter taste of tears” (572). This particular quote shows that they were hopeless about everything and their lives were never getting better. The way Wiesel specifies this emotional feeling is definitely the strongest, without a doubt. It appears to be practically unreasonable for a reader not to cry about the way Wiesel describes the things he goes through.

At this point in time, many women were camp followers. These were the wives, daughters, and mothers of soldier’s – often poor, they were unable to support themselves without their husband’s income.1 One of the

“On February 29, 1944 the Nazis invaded the Boom house. Six people escaped detection because of the secret room, but Corrie and her father, sisters, and brother were captured along with twenty five others. They were arrested for their work with the resistance.” “After the four months in prison, all the prisoners were told to pack their baggage and take the train. When they were about to board a train Corrie saw her sister Bestie and finally both met in railway station. They were taken to the labor camp so that they may work there. Life wasn’t easy in the labor camp. They had to work hard and punishment was severe. ” One day Betsie was cruelly beaten by a guard for not working hard, but she prayed for the guard that hurt her. Betsie had a

Upon the Holocaust’s conclusion, survivors were left with both physical and mental problems to contend with. Concentration Camp Syndrome (CCS), a mental condition that has been found in many survivors of the Holocaust, is a major issue for many, and its effects are still continuing into today’s day and age. Those diagnosed with CCS are strongly mentally restricted, and this ailment’s strong negative impact is undeserved by all who suffer from it.

Concentration camps were places designed to torture individuals especially targeting those of Jewish decent. Naming just a couple camps, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Belzec, Buchenwald were some of the major known camps. The holocaust occurred during World War II from January 30, 1933 to May 8, 1945 causing the deaths of about 6 million Jews. Concentration Camps were a big part of the holocaust .These Camps changed the life of many and for the future to come. The reality of these camps and the intense cruelty towards these people is far beyond unbelievable.

“They undress you. They give you new clothes. They shave you. They divided you. My parents, my sisters, my brothers — they go to the gas chambers,” he said. Riteman was spared because he was selected for hard labor. But he lost his entire family: his five brothers, two sisters, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. This is the true story of The Holocaust was the systematic murder of over 6,000,000 Jews. Adolf Hitler, Germany’s leader at the time, was the reason why all these innocent people were murdered, he and ultimately committed suicide on April 30th, 1945. However, his evil spirit still lies, with all those people that still live to tell the tale of the atrocities they experienced, beyond words, in his concentration camps. The way one can speak the unspeakable horrors of their experiences in the Holocaust is through repetition, symbolism, and imagery.

“I’ll take it,” offered Jem, Aunt Alexandra shook her head and lurched up the stairs wheezing,

He was amazed at the number of people who could be killed at once. On October

Jews are constantly being punished in these concentration camps, whether not being present during roll-call to the harsh labor and the lack of nutrition provided. The soldiers take roll call very seriously, Abel emphasizes that judgement will be passed onto the folks lined up for those who disrupt roll call or can’t stand still for a duration of the time. Folks in these concentration camps are forced to work for long periods of time in a day. “whoever has a pair of wooden soles tied to his feet with a leather strap is rich” (13). Many Jews are without shoes and this can cause serious infections. Starvation is a major problem for the people in the camp since the German soldiers limit the amount of sustenance. Digestion is a major problem for

Did you know that over one-million people died at Auschwitz? Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp of all the concentration camps. It was also the most horrifying. concentration camps were camps where people were detained without trial. They were kept in extremely harsh conditions and without any rights. Concentration camps were an atrocious aspect of World War II because of what happened to the people that lived there and simply because of the reason they were there.

‘Thank you,’ Jessica replied, rubbing her eyes trying to clear the dust out of them. ‘But what happened to the rest? Where are my brother and sister?’