The machination of the Holocaust was no peccadillo. Between 6,000,000 and 11,000,000 Jews lost theirs lives. This was due to either being beaten, burned alive, gassed out, poisoned, starved to death, worked to death, or acquiring some sort of disease. Jewish people were ripped out of their homes and thrown into concentration camps. From there, they suffered and endured an onerous few years, if they survived that long. Those who survived were able to tell about their experiences. They gave gruesome, yet vivid descriptions of what went on within these camps. Of these stories, a novel by the name of Night as well as a cinematic short film called “Life is Beautiful” are among the most popular. In the novel Night and in the movie “Life is Beautiful”, the Holocaust is portrayed both similarly and differently through the mood of sadness, self-preservation, and God’s provision.
Between the book and the movie, there are some major differences in how the concentration camps are viewed. From the perspective of Joshua, the little boy from the movie, it's all …show more content…
Although it may not seem like it, He was there. There was a plan in mind even during all of these terrible situations. God can be seen in Night through the the work Eli and his father did. They were able to work together inside which didn't require much physical effort (Wiesel, 50). This encouraged them both to keep pushing through their days to stay alive. In the movie, God allowed Joshua to preserve his childhood innocence by treating the camps like a game. Children love games so that's what Guido explained the camp as. Everything they did was to earn points towards the ultimate prize, a tank. Guido would add or subtract points to the total each day and tell Joshua how they were doing in the game (Life is Beautiful, 2000). ALthough it may be hard to see God’s provision during such hard times, he was there protecting them throughout the
Between the book and the movie, there are some major differences in how the concentration camps are viewed. From the perspective of Joshua, the little boy from the movie, it's all …show more content…
Although it may not seem like it, He was there. There was a plan in mind even during all of these terrible situations. God can be seen in Night through the the work Eli and his father did. They were able to work together inside which didn't require much physical effort (Wiesel, 50). This encouraged them both to keep pushing through their days to stay alive. In the movie, God allowed Joshua to preserve his childhood innocence by treating the camps like a game. Children love games so that's what Guido explained the camp as. Everything they did was to earn points towards the ultimate prize, a tank. Guido would add or subtract points to the total each day and tell Joshua how they were doing in the game (Life is Beautiful, 2000). ALthough it may be hard to see God’s provision during such hard times, he was there protecting them throughout the