To remember some of the most important events that happened in the past, people often go to literature to help them learn more about it. 1930 through 1960, a time also known as the Holocaust, was an important part of history because it affected people all across the world. Literature can help us remember and honor the victims of the Holocaust by explaining what happened to the people in books and plays. Using books and other types of literature are a main source for finding what really happened during that time and how people felt and thought.
The play, “The Diary of Anne Frank” is a great example of how people took something in the past and made it easier to know how they felt at the time and what they thought was happening. In one part of …show more content…
When writing the Acceptance Speech, Elie Wiesel said he was frightened when he got to write the speech. “ It frightens me because I wonder: Do I have the right to represent the multitudes who have perished?” (Wiesel, 2). Elie Wiesel was a Jew so he knew what other people went through. “Of course, since I am a Jew profoundly rooted in my people’s memory and tradition, my first response is to Jewish fears, Jewish needs, Jewish crises.”(Wiesel, 9). He thinks that Jews that went through the Holocaust do not want or need attention. “There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention: victims of hunger, of racism, and political persecution, writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by Left and by the Right.”(Wiesel, 10). This helps people remember the past because it explains how the people that went through the Holocaust think about it …show more content…
January 1933, Adolf Hitler went into power and changed a lot. “Over the next few months, all political parties, except the Nazi Party, are banned. Jews are dismissed from medical, legal, government and teaching positions.”(“Timeline” 1933). September 1, 1939, was the beginning of World War ll. “Germany invaded Poland, triggering the beginning of World War ll.”(“Timeline” 1939). In May of 1945, the Allies won the War. “May 1945: The Allies win the war in Europe ends.” (“Timeline” 1945). The timeline helps us remember and honor the victims of the holocaust by explaining when the Hitler came into power and what he changed and how it affected the
The play, “The Diary of Anne Frank” is a great example of how people took something in the past and made it easier to know how they felt at the time and what they thought was happening. In one part of …show more content…
When writing the Acceptance Speech, Elie Wiesel said he was frightened when he got to write the speech. “ It frightens me because I wonder: Do I have the right to represent the multitudes who have perished?” (Wiesel, 2). Elie Wiesel was a Jew so he knew what other people went through. “Of course, since I am a Jew profoundly rooted in my people’s memory and tradition, my first response is to Jewish fears, Jewish needs, Jewish crises.”(Wiesel, 9). He thinks that Jews that went through the Holocaust do not want or need attention. “There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention: victims of hunger, of racism, and political persecution, writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by Left and by the Right.”(Wiesel, 10). This helps people remember the past because it explains how the people that went through the Holocaust think about it …show more content…
January 1933, Adolf Hitler went into power and changed a lot. “Over the next few months, all political parties, except the Nazi Party, are banned. Jews are dismissed from medical, legal, government and teaching positions.”(“Timeline” 1933). September 1, 1939, was the beginning of World War ll. “Germany invaded Poland, triggering the beginning of World War ll.”(“Timeline” 1939). In May of 1945, the Allies won the War. “May 1945: The Allies win the war in Europe ends.” (“Timeline” 1945). The timeline helps us remember and honor the victims of the holocaust by explaining when the Hitler came into power and what he changed and how it affected the