The Holocaust. The mass genocide of entire cultures and peoples. Who could have imagined anything this horrifying were to ever exist? Regretfully, it did exist, and the sickening images, ideas, and feelings behind it will never be forgotten. Let's describe these images, ideas, and feelings in more detail in order to ascertain the magnitude of the Holocaust's impact on history even today.
The images of the Holocaust are blatantly and utterly despicable and disgusting. The more I learn about the Holocaust, the more spiteful I become and the more discouraged I become. The list of images that will stay with me is very extensive, but the most disturbing memories that I find myself in possession of include Inhumane treatment, and Dehumanizing. …show more content…
The Holocaust, with its awful darkness brought many ideas to the minds of those in the time period. Some ideas present in the minds of inmates included the idea that Death was an escape from the pain and suffering. This theme is still common today, but was amplified exponentially during the Holocaust. In specific, in the book Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie had the idea that it would be better to sacrifice his father in order to save himself. Elie immediately regretted thinking this.
And the final pillar of discussion is about the feelings brought to those who remember the Holocaust. How do you even begin to describe the vortex of emotions brought to those who were in the Holocaust? For those who did not even live in the time or experience it, just learning about the topic brings feelings of despair and sadness. The Holocaust brings a mixed array of feelings and emotions that can be described from sad to as far as heinous, or unspeakable. The horrors presented during the Holocaust to those involved were of such a great crime, it's difficult to describe them all in detail, but one example of a feeling could be despair at the loss of... everything. Family. You home. Your dignity. Even losing your humanity. The Holocaust invoked a long worn scar on the world that will not be forgotten any time in the near
The images of the Holocaust are blatantly and utterly despicable and disgusting. The more I learn about the Holocaust, the more spiteful I become and the more discouraged I become. The list of images that will stay with me is very extensive, but the most disturbing memories that I find myself in possession of include Inhumane treatment, and Dehumanizing. …show more content…
The Holocaust, with its awful darkness brought many ideas to the minds of those in the time period. Some ideas present in the minds of inmates included the idea that Death was an escape from the pain and suffering. This theme is still common today, but was amplified exponentially during the Holocaust. In specific, in the book Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie had the idea that it would be better to sacrifice his father in order to save himself. Elie immediately regretted thinking this.
And the final pillar of discussion is about the feelings brought to those who remember the Holocaust. How do you even begin to describe the vortex of emotions brought to those who were in the Holocaust? For those who did not even live in the time or experience it, just learning about the topic brings feelings of despair and sadness. The Holocaust brings a mixed array of feelings and emotions that can be described from sad to as far as heinous, or unspeakable. The horrors presented during the Holocaust to those involved were of such a great crime, it's difficult to describe them all in detail, but one example of a feeling could be despair at the loss of... everything. Family. You home. Your dignity. Even losing your humanity. The Holocaust invoked a long worn scar on the world that will not be forgotten any time in the near