The Endless Steppe

Brave gentile uncle Ludvik comes to pick up the two children into his house. On that afternoon, Hana puts all her treasured things into a large brown suitcase--the one lying in the Tokyo Holocaust Center. But even the life under the protection of uncle Ludvik doesn’t last too long. One year later, in May 1942, Hana and George are ordered to show at a deportation center. At there, on May 16, 1942, with a few candies and a stub of a candle, Hana Brady celebrates her eleventh birthday. Four days later, they are transferred to the prison town Theresienstadt. In this town, Hana and Gorge is Separated into different children’s home. Life in Theresienstadt is very hard. There is never enough room and food, there is always too many people, bugs, rats, and Nazis. But even in such a tragedy condition, there is still something warm. For instances, Hana’s best friend, Ella, always stands for her and cheers her up. The art teacher, Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, tells the children thinking of freedom and putting what they imagined down. And Hana, always saves her food to George on a meeting once a week. There once is a huge surprise that Hana and George

One Morning January 1943, Tuesday a Green Police Officer stopped Hanneke’s bike asking what she had in her basket, there were three packages.The first one was filled with potatoes and the Second one was a sweater and books for her mother. She didn’t say what the other packages were and started to mess with the officer so that she could be on her way.In the other Packages were sausages, lotion, and cigarettes for two people to deliver too, Miss Akkerman and Mrs. Janssen. Mrs. Janssen wanted to ask Hanneke a favor her to do and it was to help Mrs. Janssen find a Jewish Girl.Hanneke was shocked and Mrs. Janssen told her Husband was hiding a Jewish Family in his shop and they all died beside Mirjam who was hiding in her house. Hanneke didn’t know if she would help because it’s dangerous and she could get killed, she told Mrs. Janssen she would think about it, but she was late for lunch with her mother and father.Her mother was upset that Hanneke was late and told her she had a Green Police pulled her over, she kissed her father on the

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.” (Johann von Goethe) “The Endless Steppe” by Esther Hautzig is a novel about a family’s determination to survive. In the novel it tells of how determination, the human ability to adopt, and happiness can hold a family together and help them even preserver over all odds. In addition, “The Endless Steppe” tells of Reisa, Ryia, and Esther tales of how they overcame these ordeals and survived in Siberia in their own way.

Oppression is something that all humans are faced with at some point in their lives. No matter how large that oppressing force may be, it is sure to have an effect on those in its path. Zora Neale Hurston, and Celeste Ng are two authors who wrote about how their characters live in the face of hardships and both show a dramatic change in their characters from beginning to end. Hurston writes about a young woman, Delia, living in the 1920’s dealing with an abusive husband in her short story “Sweat.” Ng’s novel Little Fires Everywhere follows two families living in a prim and proper town in Ohio in the 1990’s. Throughout these works, the characters are consistently challenged by cruelty of the powerful forces surrounding them, but more importantly,

She had discovered the power of words and it felt so exhilarating! She wrote and explored her new found creative love with passion until the door flew open and Miss Muller and Miss Margot rushed in beaming, "We're heard that the war will soon be over and everyone will be freed." Willy jumped up into the air and twirled and then ran over laughing and hugged the ladies. Joseph who was still feeling rather ill sat and clapped his hands and coughed twice. And Anna smiled happily dropped her pen and paper and declared, "I can't believe that we had survived in your basement for so long. It will be such a pleasure to feel the sunshine on my shoulders again." then she stood up and began to twirl around, and around. Midway through her third twirl a violently tremor tossed her to the floor. Then there was another shake and a loud crash as a squad of German soldiers kicked in the front door. Once the soldiers were in they marched around their blacks boots making a click clock sound on the wood floors as they searching. Everyone held their breath and listened as the soldiers opened squeaky doors and then slamming them shut, door after door until finally they entered into the tiny room where the group five was huddled together. Four were on their feet and other remained seated. The tall SS officer who was in charge smiled at the them and mocked, "We're making merriment yes?" Then he pointed to them squinting his small devious blue eyes and demanded, "What's your names?" Everyone gave their name and he frowned at Joseph and through clenched teeth snickered, "You let's go." Miss Margot ran over and stood in front of Joseph and cried, "No, not him, he has hasn't done anything!" One of the soldiers yelled, "Be quiet and get out the way old lady their only being taken a labor camp. Then he knocked her to the floor with the butt of his gun. Willy gasped for air and Anna dashed over to help her up. The officer smirked with

Reading a book about where hate is shown for those who are different makes you realize that we ourselves, do not live in a much different society. Waknuk is a place where if anything abnormal appears along the lines of their definition of normal, the consequences could lead to as serious as death. “The Chrysalids” written by John Wyndham is a clear warning for today’s society portraying the same problems and deficiencies. All in all, the people of Waknuk face constant prejudice, intolerance, and ignorance. There is a relentless lack of compassion and the novel invites its readers to understand how fear can shape the hearts and manipulate society.

After the Jews were forced to run several miles while being shot at they all get loaded up into cattle cars to go to the next camp. During this trip the Jews are forced to throw out all the dead bodies to make room for everyone else. After tossing out all the bodies Eliezer talks about how a German worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into the wagon where all the Jews began to desperately fight and kill each other for the smallest crumb.

In the spring of 1944, the Nazis occupy Hungary. Not long afterward, a series of increasingly repressive measures are passed, and the Jews of Eliezer’s town are forced into small ghettos within Sighet. Soon they are herded onto cattle cars, and a nightmarish journey ensues. After days and nights crammed into the car, exhausted and near starvation, the passengers arrive at Birkenau, the gateway to Auschwitz.

Numerous instances of oppression throughout history call into question its impact on society in the past and present. Governments like those of Joseph Stalin’s Communist regime or Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime illustrate the ways in which it was justified. First-hand accounts of the people victimized from oppression give form to its methodologies. Even today, it leaves its stain on the fabric of the modern world. Through sources such as “The Need for Progress” by Joseph Stalin and Elie Wiesel’s famous memoir Night, readers can gain a better understanding of the driving principles and effects of oppression. Past governments have used the threat of racial and religious minorities to justify their persecution. One method of oppression involved the

One morning the Jews were told to form a line, shortly after, a Nazi truck pulled up looking for strong workers in the field. They chose Edith. For years Edith worked on a farm, with the promise that if she toiled in the field for the entire time that the sun was in the sky, her family would be kept safe. She is then transported to a box factory where cardboard boxes are produced. With an unreachable quota of boxes to fill, she worked endlessly to reach it.

The soldiers were right behind her. Wheezing, she could barely hold the infant who was safely cradled in her arms and scurry at the same time. “This way, the tracks are fresh!!” Nanette had barely enough time to think when a soldier knocked her down right on her face. It took her every effort not to yelp after hearing a crack from her nose. She couldn’t move, her legs had snapped. A faint cry could be heard from a distance. The child had fallen. Suddenly Nanette found herself un-able to move at all, too much blood was oozing onto the dry ground. This was all happening so fast. She closed her eyes tightly fully aware of what was next. A skinny soldier slid off his horse with ease, showing no sign of emotion and was followed by what looked to

Lola’s mother worked as a seamstress for the Germans during World War Two and had a special pass to leave the ghetto. One day, on the Jewish holiday of Purim, she left the ghetto to walk to work. Lola’s mother and three other Jewish seamstress’s were murdered by a German Police officer even though they had the special pass. Lola was left with just her grandmother. Knowing that the Nazis were going to kill all of the Jews, Lola’s grandmother had to come up with a way to keep Lola safe from the Nazis.

The Unites States entered World War, Frank sent a telegram to the president, Woodrow Wilson saying that he is coming and if he doesn’t know how to use a telegram to tell him and he would show you. Frank did motion study training so he had to go to Fort Sill. Lille was waiting to go see her parents and now was the perfect time. They went on train to Oakland, California where he parents lived. The trip was a disaster Lill’s foot broke and Fred was train sick. When they got there Lillie started acting as if she was fifth teen

The narrator and Henri are inmates Auschwitz who have the task of unloading rail cars filled with people and all of their belongings. As we relive the experiences, we will compare and contrast each of their perceptions as these events unfold.

"The construction of Manchevski's story is intended to demonstrate the futility of ancient hatreds. There are a few moments in the film in which hatred of others is greater than love of one's own. Imagine a culture where a man would rather kill his daughter than allow her to love a man from another culture, and one will have an idea of the depth of bitterness in this film, the insane lengths to which men can be driven by belief and prejudice" ( Ebert 3).