Never Shall I Forget Dbq

How does one explain the death of millions in the right words? People use the term “Holocaust” to describe the death of millions of innocent people, but it is so much more than that. The effect on survivors is so difficult to deal with that some can barely find the words to explain their story. Some people use repetition to try to bury the words into the reader's mind. This is shown in Doc. A where the writer repeats the term “Never shall I forget” to show readers how vividly he remembers the pain he went through. Others use Imagery to try to show the readers the experience through the words they write. In Doc. B the writer writes the word “Jew” 6,000,000 times to show how many jews actually died in the Holocaust. Some writers explain how language was ruined by the Nazis when they used euphemisms as well as modern day words can be seen differently by survivors as shown in Doc. C. Many writers use different techniques in order to convey their message about the Holocaust including repetition, imagery, and showing how words are not enough. …show more content…
In Doc. A Elie Wiesel repeats the term “Never shall I forget” seven times in order to show the readers how vividly remembers the experiences he went through during the Holocaust. When a reader reads the passage they are stuck with the term “Never shall I forget” and it makes you feel like you are right there with him remembering the terrible experiences of the Holocaust.
The next technique used to explain the Holocaust is Imagery. Phil Chernofsky writes the word “jew” 6,000,000 times in Doc. B because many people don't realize how many people that really is. When i saw that each word represented 1 Jew who was killed, I finally saw how many people that really is. The author does a great job of putting the number of people in your head, which is the best possible way to share the story with