The Evolution Of Oskar Schindler's List By Steven Spielberg

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The Evolution of Oskar Schindler The nazi holocaust affected many people. The obvious one being the jewish population. Every story has different sides. The ones that cause pain and trauma, victims, those who take advantage of others, and the bystanders that didn't help. Over the course of Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List we learn which side Oskar Schindler is apart of.
In the beginning of the film schindler is a very selfish, greedy, and cold hearted person. He is a part of the nazi party, he enjoys making money and does not care who he steps on along the way. Schindler is a womanizer, to elaborate he has a wife but he sleeps with multiple other woman. he knows how to schmooze to get what he wants. He starts off by tipping a waiter a large

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