Analysis Of Gassing By David Ole

A few years before mid-twentieth century marked one of the world’s greatest historical wars; this war consisted of one major aspect that is most commonly known as the holocaust. The objective of this scene was to weed out all the “racially defective” individuals so that the target to purify the human race could be succeeded. After this gruesome event, blossomed a world of reactions, whether considered respectful or not, one of these renowned reactions is the artwork of David Olère. One particular piece, identified as Gassing, is to be examined as a reputable reaction to the holocaust due to the fact that the picture correctly depicts the strenuous physical, as well as psychological state, of a majority of victims of this war. An established …show more content…
“Beggars sit and lie along the walls and the sight of people collapsing from starvation is common,” (Friedlander 205), this quote comes from the book Nazi Germany and Jews, 1933-1945; the author discusses the devastating state in which the victims encountered, such as marches to certain camps without the presence of food or water, and being forced to strip bare whenever they were commanded. The painter, David, had seen these incidents, because of his occupation at the gas chambers, so as a witness to the struggle of these innocent people who had been put to their death, he demonstrated the concavity of their stomachs as well as each individual bone only being covered by a small layer of skin. In the book, Night, the author who survived the holocaust, even indirectly described the incurvate organs in the quote: “I was a body. Perhaps less than that even: a starved stomach,” (Wiesel 50). Throughout Night, the author Elie writes in depth about his experiences in the death camps. These were occurrences such as fighting for small amounts of bread, which led to the point of multiple deaths, to running an endless number of miles, in severe weather conditions. The author describes the physical pain he and the other Jews endure from boils on his feet to his father’s fatal disease of dysentery. In …show more content…
Millions were executed by shootings, gassings, torture, and of course many also died from infections and diseases. After the war was finally put to a halt, individuals began to paint, write literature, sculpt, and various other items to describe the horrid images that occurred through this time period. Some of these concepts were not always positive reactions in the eye of the population, such as the movie Life is Beautiful, which is placed in the comedy category even though it’s about the life of a victim of the holocaust. The illustration by David Olère, Gassing, blooms a respectful painting of the war due to the proper exhibition of the characters back-breaking physical state, mixed with the chaotic psychological health of the victims of this