Eli Wiesel, a survivor of the holocaust, states, “Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must — at that moment — become the center of the universe.” During the Second World War, the Nazi party, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler tried to kill all the Jews in Europe. The Nazis and murdered six million Jewish people, including 1,500,000 children. This terrible period in history is now referred to as the Holocaust. First, those of different origins or religions have been loyal to America and have not done any harm. Additionally, although Japans or Jews were seen as threats or unclean, Jews were treated terribly in Concentration Camps. Finally, Jews and Japans were dehumanized and
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After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japans were discriminated against and sent away to internment camps. They wanted Americans to treat them equally, and they wanted to prove their loyalty to the country. "We feel we represent majority Nisei sentiment when we say that whatever we do, we do in absolute loyalty to the United States. There are not so much words. We see our objective clearly- Defeat Japan!" (Inada, 20) Japanese-Americans were loyal to America, and they had nothing to with the attack. They were looked at as aliens and portrayed as bad people. Also, the book Only What We Could Carry states, "Americans of Japanese ancestry, it has been assumed by our Caucasian countrymen, are willing to die for the United States. Yet many Americans are not too sure whether to trust us; they still have their doubts." (Inada, 13) This article shows the Japanese-American's point of view and how they were not trusted. Japanese-Americans were not trusted after the attack, and they tried to show their loyalty. Those of different origins or religions have been loyal to America and have not done any …show more content…
The novel Night described how the Jews were treated as animals and they soon began to act like animals. "One day when we had come to a stop, a worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. There was a stampede. Dozens of starving men fought desperately over a few crumbs.” (Wiesel, 100) This quotation illustrates how the Jews were so hungry and starving that they all jumped for the bread like a bunch of wild animals. Because of the Concentration Camps, Jews were transformed into rabid animals who fought over a little piece of bread. Additionally, the book Night shows that the relationships between family was destroyed because they were focused on staying alive. "Stunned by the blows, the old man was crying: ‘Meir, my little Meir! Don't you recognize me…You're killing your father… I have bread…for you too… for you too…’ He collapsed. But his fist was still clutching a small crust. He wanted to raise it to his mouth. But the other threw himself on him. The old man mumbled something, groaned, and died. Nobody cared. His son searched him, took the crust of bread, and began to devour it.” (Wiesel, 101) Once the father got bread, his son did not care that he was hurting his father, all he cared about was getting the bread. This evidence shows that Concentration Camps dehumanized Jews because they lost their humanity. Jews and Japans were dehumanized and their self esteems were
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japans were discriminated against and sent away to internment camps. They wanted Americans to treat them equally, and they wanted to prove their loyalty to the country. "We feel we represent majority Nisei sentiment when we say that whatever we do, we do in absolute loyalty to the United States. There are not so much words. We see our objective clearly- Defeat Japan!" (Inada, 20) Japanese-Americans were loyal to America, and they had nothing to with the attack. They were looked at as aliens and portrayed as bad people. Also, the book Only What We Could Carry states, "Americans of Japanese ancestry, it has been assumed by our Caucasian countrymen, are willing to die for the United States. Yet many Americans are not too sure whether to trust us; they still have their doubts." (Inada, 13) This article shows the Japanese-American's point of view and how they were not trusted. Japanese-Americans were not trusted after the attack, and they tried to show their loyalty. Those of different origins or religions have been loyal to America and have not done any …show more content…
The novel Night described how the Jews were treated as animals and they soon began to act like animals. "One day when we had come to a stop, a worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. There was a stampede. Dozens of starving men fought desperately over a few crumbs.” (Wiesel, 100) This quotation illustrates how the Jews were so hungry and starving that they all jumped for the bread like a bunch of wild animals. Because of the Concentration Camps, Jews were transformed into rabid animals who fought over a little piece of bread. Additionally, the book Night shows that the relationships between family was destroyed because they were focused on staying alive. "Stunned by the blows, the old man was crying: ‘Meir, my little Meir! Don't you recognize me…You're killing your father… I have bread…for you too… for you too…’ He collapsed. But his fist was still clutching a small crust. He wanted to raise it to his mouth. But the other threw himself on him. The old man mumbled something, groaned, and died. Nobody cared. His son searched him, took the crust of bread, and began to devour it.” (Wiesel, 101) Once the father got bread, his son did not care that he was hurting his father, all he cared about was getting the bread. This evidence shows that Concentration Camps dehumanized Jews because they lost their humanity. Jews and Japans were dehumanized and their self esteems were