Literary Analysis
- Arguments of whether the holocaust happened or not can neither be proved true or not, without reading the novel, Night by Elie Wiesel. In the novel, Wiesel does not only explain how the events unfolded, but explain also explains how the atrocities were committed before his own eyes (Wiesel, & Wiesel, 2011). Wiesel’s parents, together with his siblings were murdered, making him to remain on his own in a ruthless world. As the events unfolded, Wiesel could not believe how highly respected educated men, could do such acts. The Jews became the target of the Germans, where the death of the Jews was justified.
Judging from the above information, it is clearly evident that the Holocaust happened, since Wiesel through his book has clearly explained the atrocities committed to the Jews by the Nazis. Wiesel was among the lucky survivors, who were saved by after the U.S saved them in the year 1945 (Wiesel, & Wiesel, 2011). The Holocaust therefore took place and it led to the massive deaths of the Jews in Germany. Wiesel story can therefore help in countering such arguments through providing solid evidence of what transpired during the Holocaust.
- Schindler’s List movie, is more of a contrary movie which focuses on the positive some members of the Nazi (James & Spielberg, 2004). Throughout the movie, Schindler has focused more on the positive side of the Nazi’s who made their efforts in protecting the Jews. Schindler has consequently focused on the freedom of opportunity, whereby, the Jews have an opportunity of running their businesses under Schindler’s name, who is a member of the Nazi, while protecting the Jews.
If this was not a story but a documentary, then the audience could not have understood how the events unfolded in the story (James & Spielberg, 2004). In addition, important information could have been lost since, the narrator in a documentary omits some important events in the story. On the other hand, the documentary could have focused more on the atrocities committed by the Nazi government, and not on the efforts of Schindler.
Reference
Wiesel, E., & Wiesel, M. (2011). Night.
James, D., & Spielberg, S. (2004). Schindler's list: Images of the Steven Spielberg film. New York: Newmarket Press.
