“It was many, many such stories-synagogues burned, Jews beaten with no reason, whole towns pushing out all Jews-each story worse than the other”(35). It were these rumors that Vladeck heard on the train when he first saw the Nazi flag flying over Czechoslovakia. Like many Jews he never imagined these things would happen to him. Soon they slowly began to take over his life. It was not until later he began to understand the gravity of his own persecution. Regrettably, for him, and many others it was too late. The gradual implementation of discrimination against Jews during the Holocaust allowed Nazis to kill thousands of more Jews than they would have been able to otherwise.
The laws against the Jewish, created by Nazi Germany, were enforced slowly. Jewish people were very much disliked before World War II. Many mocked them for being greedy. Some began to kick the Jews out of their country. This prejudice made them an easy target for Hitler. He chose to blame them for the economic downfall of Germany. He kept much of what he was doing hidden. In Maus, when Vladeck and Anja ride to Anja’s sanatorium in Czechoslovakia they began to see and hear about the discrimination …show more content…
As anti Semitism was already widely spread, the Jews were an easy target for Hitler. This made it easier to implement his plan. He beat them and humiliated them in numerous ways. His plan to annihilate the Jewish community was not discovered until later. Many Jews thought they might be able to escape with their life if they helped out the Germans, but this was not true. If Hitler’s plans were exposed many would have helped the Jews and the Jews would have joined together. They also would have escaped their Nazi controlled countries if they had known the outcome of the Holocaust. If the Jews had know what was coming many of their lives could have been
The laws against the Jewish, created by Nazi Germany, were enforced slowly. Jewish people were very much disliked before World War II. Many mocked them for being greedy. Some began to kick the Jews out of their country. This prejudice made them an easy target for Hitler. He chose to blame them for the economic downfall of Germany. He kept much of what he was doing hidden. In Maus, when Vladeck and Anja ride to Anja’s sanatorium in Czechoslovakia they began to see and hear about the discrimination …show more content…
As anti Semitism was already widely spread, the Jews were an easy target for Hitler. This made it easier to implement his plan. He beat them and humiliated them in numerous ways. His plan to annihilate the Jewish community was not discovered until later. Many Jews thought they might be able to escape with their life if they helped out the Germans, but this was not true. If Hitler’s plans were exposed many would have helped the Jews and the Jews would have joined together. They also would have escaped their Nazi controlled countries if they had known the outcome of the Holocaust. If the Jews had know what was coming many of their lives could have been