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Formal and Contextual elements about Holocaust
The Holocaust was the period of the World War 11 which caused various negative effects on the involved countries and its people and especially the Jews. Different authors had to write and publish books that concerned the Holocaust. Among them was Simon Wiesenthal who wrote, “Sunflower” and Dora Aspan Sorell who is the author of the book “Tell the Children.” The Sunflower is Simon's autobiographical account of what he went through during the time he was at the concentration camp in the Holocaust period. The setting of the whole scene is done within the horrifying context as a camp laborer in the daily life. One day Wiesenthal is sent to Lemberg (the nearby town) …show more content…
Simon had graduated there as an Architect, but he had to return there as a Jewish prisoner which makes him recall the anti Semitic injustices he had gone through his occupation in German with the work of his Polish countrymen. He recognizes sunflowers planted on the graves of German soldiers on his way to the hospital (Wiesnthal 94).
Simon Wiesenthal's element is based particularly on respect as he imagines the difference between the German soldiers and himself as a Jewish prisoner. He believes German soldiers are more respected even after death than Jewish prisoners. Simon visualizes himself being buried in an unidentified mass grave while a sunflower is issued to every German soldier. According to him, the sunflower's beauty is described as a periscope on which butterflies fly from one flower to another. An example of this is on page fourteen of his book where he writes that butterflies …show more content…
The major motive of writing this book, show diversity in culture and religion. It challenges ones definition of belief on compassion, justice and human responsibility. Karl’s confession in this book was out of fear of death and, therefore, narrated a horrible story without even seeking for help from a reliable source. This displayed a condition of self-assurance and not creating a permanent
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Formal and Contextual elements about Holocaust
The Holocaust was the period of the World War 11 which caused various negative effects on the involved countries and its people and especially the Jews. Different authors had to write and publish books that concerned the Holocaust. Among them was Simon Wiesenthal who wrote, “Sunflower” and Dora Aspan Sorell who is the author of the book “Tell the Children.” The Sunflower is Simon's autobiographical account of what he went through during the time he was at the concentration camp in the Holocaust period. The setting of the whole scene is done within the horrifying context as a camp laborer in the daily life. One day Wiesenthal is sent to Lemberg (the nearby town) …show more content…
Simon had graduated there as an Architect, but he had to return there as a Jewish prisoner which makes him recall the anti Semitic injustices he had gone through his occupation in German with the work of his Polish countrymen. He recognizes sunflowers planted on the graves of German soldiers on his way to the hospital (Wiesnthal 94).
Simon Wiesenthal's element is based particularly on respect as he imagines the difference between the German soldiers and himself as a Jewish prisoner. He believes German soldiers are more respected even after death than Jewish prisoners. Simon visualizes himself being buried in an unidentified mass grave while a sunflower is issued to every German soldier. According to him, the sunflower's beauty is described as a periscope on which butterflies fly from one flower to another. An example of this is on page fourteen of his book where he writes that butterflies …show more content…
The major motive of writing this book, show diversity in culture and religion. It challenges ones definition of belief on compassion, justice and human responsibility. Karl’s confession in this book was out of fear of death and, therefore, narrated a horrible story without even seeking for help from a reliable source. This displayed a condition of self-assurance and not creating a permanent