Millions of innocent people died in the Holocaust, people of different religion, skin color, and age groups. the ashes of your loved one in the air, the screams, and the smell is truly a horrible thought. The Holocaust was started by Adolf Hitler and ran by the SS Nazis. The Holocaust was a plan that Hitler had, where he would kill anyone that he didn’t like. The Holocaust was mainly in Europe. Hitler was elected in 1933, right after the great depression hit Germany, Hitler started to blame Jews for everything. He made camps where Jews were put to work or were killed. The book Night is by Elie Wiesel, his autobiography about his time in the Holocaust. The poem "never shall I forget" was written by Elie Wiesel also. I think the Holocaust is a time in history that we should never forget, and should never be forgotten.
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In the poem "To The Little Polish Boy" the author is telling us how he was a bystander and that no one did anything to help out. For example, on the first paragraph of the poem, Fischl says, " The world's Who heard nothing I am Sorry that It was you and Not me." Peter feels bad that the little boy had to be in a position where the world did nothing to stop the Nazi's from doing what they did best. Peter makes the reader feel helpless. The poem "Never Shall I Forget" by Elie Wiesel is different in perspective. Elie writes about in the poem how he saw babies die in front of him and how the SS took his family away. Elie describes how he was a victim. On page 34 of the book night, Wiesel says, "never shall I forget those moment that murdered my god and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Elie makes the reader know that he was in the camps and that he saw the horrible things that other didn’t see. The two poems show similarities and differences, but they talk about the same subject and the suffering of each person in the
In the poem "To The Little Polish Boy" the author is telling us how he was a bystander and that no one did anything to help out. For example, on the first paragraph of the poem, Fischl says, " The world's Who heard nothing I am Sorry that It was you and Not me." Peter feels bad that the little boy had to be in a position where the world did nothing to stop the Nazi's from doing what they did best. Peter makes the reader feel helpless. The poem "Never Shall I Forget" by Elie Wiesel is different in perspective. Elie writes about in the poem how he saw babies die in front of him and how the SS took his family away. Elie describes how he was a victim. On page 34 of the book night, Wiesel says, "never shall I forget those moment that murdered my god and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Elie makes the reader know that he was in the camps and that he saw the horrible things that other didn’t see. The two poems show similarities and differences, but they talk about the same subject and the suffering of each person in the