Boy In The Striped Pajamas Research Paper

“We don’t have the luxury of thinking… Some people make all the decisions for us.” (Boyne 13). Although a work of fiction, this quote from Boy in the Striped Pajamas accurately depicts the mindset of many people during the Holocaust, especially children. Children of the Holocaust endured many horrific events that irrevocably changed their lives. Life before concentration camps were calm, and there was a sense of peace within the country. They experienced much persecution with the events revolving around the German camps. Through many events, the children’s lives were changed by the many occurrences. About 1.5 million children and teenagers were funneled through the camps, and only around 105,000 survived (“Children”). For the Jews, life …show more content…
Liberation day was a big day in the life of the concentration camp prisoners. This was the day they regained their freedoms that had vanished years before. “Against all odds I am standing here before you.” (“Teaching”) This quote came from a man named Steven Barry, a holocaust survivor from Hungary. In this one sentence, Liberation day was time for the people kept captive to get help but it was also a time where the liberators eyes were opened to the horrific events that took place while the camps were up and in full operation; the mental picture of corpses that lie in piles was engraved in the minds of the liberators (“Liberation”). Even though this new found freedom was a good thing it was also just the beginning of the rest of their lives and the hardships that were yet to come. The 415 Jewish children that survived Auschwitz were sent into a new world; yet they had mental, physical, and family travesties ahead to overcome (“Liberation”). These children had tremendous obstacles in their future, but also had new adventures and freedoms that they had never before been allowed to partake