Oskar Schindler

The inner conflict of Oskar Schindler is portrayed by various film techniques such as the change in CONTRAST, which is to set in opposition to emphasize the difference, in which during the beginning of the film, he was always dark but as the movie progresses, the lighting became brighter on his side. This shows the progression of how Schindler started off as being self-centered but later realized the importance of…

During WWII (1939-1945), many non-Jewish people recognised the extent of anti-Semitic behaviour, and aimed to work against the Nazi Holocaust in German Occupied Europe. To begin, as described in Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, most non-Jewish people in occupied Europe did take part in the Nazi scheme (Yad Vashem, 2014). These bystanders did notice the severe discrimination of the Jewish people, however, they did not assist as they were too frightened to help, as even…

6 million Jewish people died during the Holocaust and there were hundreds of camp-heads responsible for killing them. Approximately 900,000 survived and Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 of them. Most of the survivors, however, the red army liberated, one of those people being Elie Wiesel. Both of these men went through separate conflicts that tore them away from their family and friends. Together they dealt with inner and outer struggles. The differences between Schindler's and Elie’s reactions,…

Thomas Keneally tells the true tale of Czech businessman and Nazi member, Oskar Schindler, and his heroic deeds during the Holocaust in his book, Schindler’s List. The story follows Oskar, as he joins the Nazi forces in hopes of attaining a wondrous profit, who runs a factory to receive payment, luxuries and contribute to the war effort. Oskar, shortly after reaching his position among the Nazi and SS parties, comes to the decision to help save as many Jewish lives as possible after witnessing…

OSKAR SCHINDLER He was born the 28 of april of 1908, on Zwittau. He was a German industrialist, spy and member of the Nazi Party who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and ammunitions factories which were located in occupied Poland and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia His father was Johann Hans Schindler, the owner of a farm machinery business, and his mother was Franziska Fanny Schindler. After attending primary and…

of the characters life. Schindler’s list tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a businessman whom throughout World War II, helped hundreds of Jews to escape the hands of the Nazi, by keeping them under his wing, in his factories and even fighting for them on numerous account. In this novel, power manifests itself often, whether it is in evil form or with good intentions. From the bribery used by Schindler, to…

to this text and Schindler. Schindler comes to Germany to make as much money from the war as possible and ends up saving 1100 Jews instead out of his own pocket. This is all due to the event of seeing one innocent Jewish girl walking around in confusion whilst the Ghetto she lives in is being liquidised, wearing a red coat- the only colour we see in a black and white film. Spielberg uses the colour, silence, and close ups to illustrate the change in the character of Oskar Schindler when he sees…

movie, Schindler’s List, by Steven Spielberg, it points out what Oskar Schindler did for the Jews and how he “saved” them. However, in the book Night, by Elie Wiesel, it tells us what happened to a young boy named Elie and his family while they were in a concentration camp. The main ideas in both of these non-fictional stories is how Elie and Schindler’s values change, what their worldview is, and the…

Schindler Paragraph 6: Oskar Schindler is one of the most famous Jewish liberators in the Holocaust. He was forever immortalized through Academy Award winning movie, Schindler’s List. The movie truly paints him in a heroic light. Placed in the late 1930s-40s, Oskar Schindler was a Czech man that bought Rekord Ltd, a previously jewish owned business. With that business, he employed over 1000 jews from the Krakow ghetto. Later, numerous Jews of the ghetto were being liquidated to Camp Plaszow. In…

Anne Frank once stated, “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.” In the books The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and Night by Elie Wiesel as well as the movie Schindler's List, there are a variety of characters who demonstrate impeccable acts of being good at heart. Although some people believe that these characters can be seen as selfish or cold hearted, it is assured that they show care in different shapes and forms. The characters from both books and movie show…