Nazi concentration camps

about the lives of gay men who are living in a homophobic era under the rule of Hitler in Berlin, Germany in 1934. These homosexuals were being tormented, hated, and forced to live on concentration camps because of their sexuality. This hatred of gays or homosexuals was highly expected because during this time period of Nazi Germany, Hitler would persecute anyone who was not his ideal blue-eyed, white and tall person. Hitler even organized a raid called the Night of the Long Knives, an event…

search for meaning: An introduction Man’s Search For Meaning is a book, based on the real life experience of Viktor E.Frankl, who was a prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War 2. Like so many German and East European Jews who thought themselves secure, Frankl flung into the network of concentration and extermination camps and he survived. He believed that the reason he kept himself alive was that he stuck to hope, keeping in mind the sense of satisfaction he will get when…

others. Such instances have taken place throughout history, leaving survivors who miraculously outlived their hardships. One particular instance is in the novel Night, where Holocaust survivor Elie Weisel recounts his experience in the Auschwitz concentration camp. His story, though innocent at first, slowly becomes more horrifying and emotionally tolling as his surroundings worsen. He, like countless others, has to discard his societal norms and…

Throughout the story Eliezer struggles with the person he is because of the person the camp is making him into be. He was a very religious child when he was brought into the camp but throughout the horrors of the concentration camp it has challenged his beliefs. Eliezer’s journey throughout the 4 concentration camps he had been in, has changed him into a different person. It made him realize many things about people, religion, and society. Throughout the story Eliezer struggle with this aspect…

Isolation and Identity in Citizen 13660 Miné Okubo’s Citizen 13660 provides an autobiographical account of the author’s time in Japanese internment camps during World War II. The graphic novel style that couples text with illustrations presents a visual narration of the life of the subjected Japanese citizens during the time. In her narrative, Miné makes a point of establishing herself both visually and textually as an outsider to the Japanese, preferring to self-identify with being an artist…

In the book Night by Elie Wiesel a young boy describes his experiences as a Jew in the concentration camp during World War II. Wiesel had witnessed many horrific things. Two of those were executions. Though the two processes were the similarities, the Jews’ reactions to the executions were different. The first execution that he had witnessed was of a well-built boy who had three years of concentration camp life. The boy was from Warsaw And he was caught stealing. You can tell from some of…

night, the first night in camp. Which has turned my life into one long night” Grit is using perseverance, passion, and strength to face life’s difficult challenges. Elizer “Elie” Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928 in Sighet, Romania. Elie was a Noble Peace prize winner of writing more than fifty books, Elie is a holocaust survivor, and an Author. Elie Wiesel was deported when he was about fifteen years old, along with his family in Auschwitz, which was a concentration camp in Poland. His mom…

Imagine being minimally fed, exposed to extreme weather, forced to do hard labor without pay and even being on the verge of death (Edmonds). This is what many prisoners of war had to go through during World War 2 (Edmonds). A prisoner of war is a person held captive by their country’s enemy in war (Pranger). Many prisoners of war in Germany during World War 2 were treated unethically, regardless of guidelines put in place to keep them safe. Germany, along with many other regions in the world…

Military use of children has existed for a long time and it is only in the 1970s that international conventions have been drafted to limit the number of children in armed conflicts across the world. Typically, children have been used as fighters at the front lines, cooks, messenger boys, spies, human shields, couriers and of late, even suicide bombers. Such use of children in warfare makes them child soldiers. A plethora of children are taken from their loved ones by outlaw soldiers and…

Are you a holocaust enthusiast? If so you need to get your hands on the book Night by Elie Wiesel. This book is a tempestuous and intense read. It will keep you entertained and never wanting to put it down. This is coming from someone who finds very little interest in reading books. The book was written in the mid 1950’s by Elie Wiesel. It was then translated and published in New York by Hill and Wang.(Night) The book Night was the book of my choice because i have a strong interest in the…