World war II and the Holocaust, two terms that that go hand in hand. They are
remembered as some of the most inhumane years in human history. Neither can be
forgotten and in the minds of some they are as vivid as just happening yesterday. For those
who were there, the deplorable, hopeless, cruel environment and suffrage they had gone
through is embedded in their memories forever. For those who weren't, we can only
imagine how horrible it was. Taking accounts from the different sources such as novels
and movies, such as Night, Slaughter House Five, and Schindlers List. All these titles dealt
with WWII in one major way. They all depicted the conditions that prisoners of war and
concentration camp workers had to go through.
The Holocaust was the name given to the extermination of 6 million Jewish people
and various other races and cultures. During this time the Jewish people were imprisoned,
forced to leave their homes, and forced to work in labor camps. The conditions of the
camps weren't fit for animals yet the Jewish people and prisoners of wars were forced to
Slaughter House Five was the story of an American soldier Billy Pilgrim and the
effects and time spent in the war had on him. During the war he was captured and forced
to work in a labor camp. Along with other captured American soldiers.
Night was the first hand account of a Jewish boy (Elie) and his hardships suffered in
the Holocaust. He, his family, and fellow Jews were captured and relocated to labor
Schindlers List was the story of a German man who had the ability to help many of
the Jews suffering through the Holocaust. Towards the end of the movie he did just that.
Throughout all of these titles the conditions of these horrible camps were explained
in detail. Some of the major similarities were the conditions of the camps in all the titles.
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