Buchenwald concentration camp

How does the poet create themes of hopelessness and what effect does it have on the reader? The poem Refugee Blues, describes the time during the Jew holocaust, where two refugees together lost all rights and freedom in their country. Throughout the poem, themes of hopelessness and isolation were conveyed throughout. The poet Auden does this by using various techniques and language devices. This has an effect on the readers as they start sympathizing for the two refugees in this poem. Auden…

The article “Teens Against Hitler” by Lauren Tarshis describes the life of a boy named Ben, who suffered, like many other Jews, due to the Nazis at the time of WW11. Ben Kamm and his family lived during the most horrific and terrifying circumstance that anyone has ever seen, the Holocaust. Ben and his family along with many other Jews were crammed into the ghetto. Thousands of Jews joined a group called the partisans planning on going up against Hitler and the Nazi. The partisans went on many…

There were 407 brave souls who put all their effort into helping others escape the attacks on 9/11, including the author Dennis Smith who reported to Manhattan's Ladder Co. 16. In Report From Ground Zero, Dennis Smith uses style and tone in order to illustrate what each firefighter went through on September 11, 2001 and the days following the tragic events. In testimony #1, Dennis Smith uses style to provide both personal acknowledgements from the author and to allow Hayden to share what he went…

the Germans find them hiding there, the Germans will have sent them to a concentration camp, where most of them will be killed. During another time, Mr. Kraler stated “Usually when I come up here, I try to bring a bit of good news.” (Frank, 723) The family’s “protectors” only come once in a while, they have to learn how to manage the food that they are given, without them, they would already be sent to a concentration camp by Hitler, or by the Germans. “I must remember when Meip comes, do ask…

Millions of young men have gone through life-altering experiences in their time in World War I. In Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Paul Bäumer, a 19-year-old German soldier, narrates his personal memoirs of this war. As he is forced to mature from a young boy to an experienced warrior in order to survive, Paul is left permanently scarred from the throes of war and his attitude towards life is forever changed. Paul is used as an example for all of the young soldiers…

Schnadolf Shnitler on his experiences in the Changi Prisoner of War (POW) camp after the fall of Singapore. So Shnitler, tell me a bit about yourself before we begin? Schnadolf: I am a veteran of WW2 and I *was* serving in Singapore before they decided to surrender! It was alright I guess. Interviewer: Interesting. Anyway Mr. Shnitler, give us a bit of background about to the POW camp? Schnadolf: Well the Changi POW camp was the host to just under 15 thousand Australian soldiers after the…

historical film about one man’s heroic actions in a time horror during World War Two. Over a six year span, this film follows a businessman named Oskar Schindler, on his quest to save more than 1,200 Jews from becoming prisoners in work and death camps across Europe. Through this film, Oskar Schindler’s mentality changes, as he comes to realization with the spiteful, horrific treatment the Jews endured due to the Nazi’s. Not only does this film teach the views about history but also about what…

In Jan Gross’s Neighbors, one reads the story of a horrific pogrom committed by the inhabitants of Jedwabne (a village in Poland) against their Jewish neighbors. In the film Aftermath (Pokłosie; 2012) by Władysław Pasikowski, one finds a parallel—the film was inspired by the Jedwabne pogrom—but this time told sixty years after the fact. Both stories share a similar past: a small village inhabited by Poles, who, during the early days of the Second World War, committed a pogrom against their…

In “Guns Before Butter” Private Kniptash, Private Donnini, and Private Coleman are prisoners of war with Corporal Kleinhans as their German guard. The POWs make a habit out of exchanging and creating recipes together while the corporal scolds them for thinking about food while they are on such low rations (Vonnegut, page 75). The corporal begins to identify with the three men through food and as they slowly bonded over food, the corporal accepts punishment for having Donnini and Kniptash’s…

The Overwhelming story of the holocaust, describes the nature of such an unpleasant point in time, making a true connection with the victims to understand the horror. Schindler’s List and The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas capture the untold truth about the horrific events that took place during this time. Both novels consist of many similarities and differences which allows the audience to comprehend the mass slaughtering which is often difficult to grasp emotionally and intellectually. Both…