People around us can have big impacts on our lives. In the novel Night, written by Elie Weisel, he depicts the people he interacts with who can strengthen or diminish his hope and desire to live. The strength is first shown by the relationship between the author and his father. Secondly, the story of Rabbi Eliahou and his son encourage the author to live on. The Nazis inhumanity and brutality slowly diminished his hope and desire to live.
Could it be that a sad old man who's entire family perished in WWII also be a capable leader? Despite the harsh conditions, including robbers and Nazis, Otto Frank persevered as a leader to the Van Daans, Mr. Dussel, and his own family. For two long years this hero managed to protect and reassure the seven people living with him, even with the constant fear and knowledge that they were all being persecuted for no reason. Mr. Frank was an effective leader because he bonded with the people in the Annex, he stayed calm under pressure and fights, and he was selfless. It is notable that Mr. Frank was an exceptional host because he connected with his guests.
He survived the horror and was liberated by American soldiers, but he has been changed forever. Since then Wiesel’s purpose in life is to create peace and understanding. He has been writing and speaking to people around the world educating them on the cruelty and mistreatment that occurs. Not only does he mention the Holocaust, he addresses other catastrophes such as Uganda, Kosovo, Ireland, Rwanda and many others. Among all of these examples Wiesel notes a common similarity, indifference.
Both of these stories are alike. Night and The Boy in Striped Pajamas both have main characters who don’t know anything about the real Germans, they are both rebellious, and they leave a lasting impact upon themselves or their family. Bruno is an eight year old boy who is the son of a Nazi general who runs a concentration camp; this puts his knowledge on the bias side, as he is taught that the Germans are the best. But he finds out through his experience of witnessing Pavel spill a glass of wine and then getting dragged away and brutally. Wiesel however is a young jewish boy who did not know of the horrors that the Nazis brought down upon the jews.
God plays an important role to connect the people together, which enhances Lincoln’s credibility in his speech besides his position as a president and occasion of this speech. Lincoln ended his speech by claiming that they would “strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations” (Wilhoit
Jimmy Mendoza English, Period 2 January 25, 2013 Ms. Huddy Eulogy for Elie’ Father Hello, my name is Elie Wiesel and as you may know, I’m a survivor of the Holocaust but I’m also the son to Chlomo Wiesel. Many people out there aren’t as lucky to have to met their fathers or mothers due to death or for other particular reasons, but for me it was different. Even though my father and I weren’t really that close before we entered the destruction of the concentration camps, every single moment I spent with him during our time at Auschwitz and Buna is something that I’ll never forget. Some of you may ask, “Why would you want to remember what occurred at Auschwitz or at Buna,” and honestly, who would want to remember? But in my case, that is where my beloved father and I grew much closer.
Martin Luther King called out to the right minded people “Now is the time to stand as tall proud unfettered men and it is time to cast off the shackles of oppression and go forth into the light of freedom.” (Reality Magazine 1996-2006) Simply because of the actions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. our entire world has benefited from his strength and trying efforts, because of his outstanding leadership which brought out hope and determination for change to millions people. His philosophy for life and humanity was
Vladek needed his luck, his skills, as well as a combination of the two together to have been able to survive the holocaust as he did. This tells a lot about life and the fact that through horrific events people can’t normally get through things without others and luck, but relying completely on someone else or to catch a break isn’t enough either, it shows that there needs to be a balance in life. There were multiple points in Vladek’s story where his skills or mind didn’t help him succeed at all, where anyone in his situation could have been successful, he seemed to simply be in the right place at the right time. An example of this can be found on page 117. Vladek saw his cousin who sent another cousin, Haskel, a chief of the Jewish police who helped Vladek and his wife Anja escape.
This was seen as a safe haven for Jews to work and they believed they had a higher chance of surviving there. Throughout the holocaust, these Jews lived in constant fear and Spielberg, therefore, highlighted these symbols so that the audience could realize how far we, as a whole, have come. Oskar Schindler risked his life in order to save lives of the innocent Jews. A symbol which supports this
Dear John Boyne, There are many interesting writings about the Holocaust, but I feel that your book brought up very different point from this dark period of history. “The Boy In The Striped Pajamas” took me on a journey from a 9 year old boy’s perspective. I could have easily sympathized with Bruno and Shmuel’s character, and it did not take me long to realize that innocence can lead to destruction. Bruno was kept in the dark about his father’s work. His innocence and lack of knowledge about what was going on in the concentration camp, lead him to a tragic death.