One Survivor Remembers

There are many devastating things that have occurred in our world's history. One of these horrible events was the Holocaust. During the duration of the Holocaust there were a countless number of victims. To honor these victims of this horrible time in our history, we remember them through literature and film. Literature and film are the most impactful because words that are written and recorded will never be forgotten. These works help us to remember and tell us about our world's past so we don’t make the same mistakes that the people who came before us did. Sadly, many of the stories from the victims of the Holocaust were lost with the people's passing, but we continue to keep their memories alive with the stories of others that remain. There are many ways to honor the victims, but one of the most impactful ways is through the beautiful works of literature and film. One of the impactful things in our world is literature. It tells stories and …show more content…
It gives us a visual representation of our past. In the film “One Survivor Remembers” Gerda Weissmann Klein describes her journey and experiences through the Holocaust. It has such significance because you can see the pain on her face as she recalls and tells about the horrors she experienced. You can visualize the events as she is describing them. It is unbearable to imagine that the women you see before you went through these terrible trials in her life. As she recalls the memories of her devastating past, you can’t help but take a moment and realize that the stories you hear about the Holocaust aren’t just something to read in a textbook. People lived through being treated like they were worth less than the dirt beneath their feet. Real people had to live through being worked and starved to death. These stories portrayed in film that Gerda Weissmann and so many other people tell give us a small glimpse of the pain and suffering they had to