Primo Levi

soup. While this doesn’t seem like much, every little bit helps that person survive to the next day, which was largely the goal within the camp walls. Levi, if forced to judge, argues that he doesn’t blame the people in this category at all, because their “concurrence in the guilt was minimal and the coercion was of the highest degree” (44). Levi goes on to say that the judgment gets murkier as we head into the chiefs of the labor squad (kapo), the barrack chiefs, the clerks, and the prisoners…

The Floor of Discrimination “Ding” the silver metal elevator whispers. A young African American enters the small silver box and recognizes a familiar face. She was an older white woman who lived down the hall. Wearing a fancy purple dress, she crammed herself into the far back corner of the elevator. She looked like she had just seen a rat, with her face as white as snow and full of fear. ‘Do you want to come up?’ the young boy asked. ‘No’ she responds in a high pitched whisper and quickly…

Visiting the Holocaust Center was such a great privilege to have, even though a lot of the things that were on display may have been difficult to look at. Remembering those that died during the Holocaust helped me to stay strong because I know that there were people that couldn’t do that. Learning about that terrible time in history is hard for so many people, but we do it in remembrance and commemoration for those that we lost. There were many things on display that were just simple enough to…

social structures, and arts, among others, we also strike down the man within. Primo Levi tells the story of a man whose culture was forcibly taken from him. His narrative, If This is a Man, recounts his experiences as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. There, the Nazis took from him his basic necessities, his ability to communicate, his sense of purpose in his life, and his honor. The dehumanization Levi describes begins even before his…

experience or can this happen to anyone race? Where the Natzi the true perpetrators or were other groups of people to blame as well? By the end of this paper I hope to have answered those questions and to have grasp a better understanding on The Shoah. Primo Levi,…

Today I write to discuss a very important topic that took place from January 30, 1933 to May 8, 1945. This catastrophe is called The Holocaust, it killed at least five to six million Jews from a population of 9 million many of which were enslaved, beaten or killed. Anne Frank’s diary, a primary source, teaches its readers of what it was like to be a Jew in germany but not only that having to live through the Holocaust. Learning about the Holocaust, I have learned many facts. Therefore, I would…

How does one explain the death of millions in the right words? People use the term “Holocaust” to describe the death of millions of innocent people, but it is so much more than that. The effect on survivors is so difficult to deal with that some can barely find the words to explain their story. Some people use repetition to try to bury the words into the reader's mind. This is shown in Doc. A where the writer repeats the term “Never shall I forget” to show readers how vividly he remembers the…

The Holocaust is viewed by only its surface value, a depressing recollection of discrimination and abuse, by an outstanding majority of the population. Although this historical event is definitely not a joyous occasion to be celebrated it still holds importance beyond all the sorrow. In order to further reflect on the Holocaust society must divulge how the tragedy provides insight, its relevance today, and why survivor testimonies are essential to understanding this event. Often history…

We the survivors are not the true witnesses. The true witnesses, those in possession of the unspeakable truth, are the drowned, the dead, the disappeared. - Primo Levi I chose this quote because of the truth it states. This story is told from different points of view, and they saw everything. Death, life, sickness, and what truly happened, from beginning to end. They give insight to events that most people don’t pay attention to. The book I have chosen for my book talk is Salt to the Sea by Ruta…

Unspeakable Words People love to talk about any topic to others but, there are certain topics that are too horrible to talk about. However, some people have the guts to open up. The Nazi Party was led by Adolf Hitler and his purpose was to create a pure Aryan race for the world. Hitler declared if he sees a group as Non-Aryans, he will exterminate them because he considered them as a threat to the world. To set an example for the world to see, Hitler used the Jews as his scapegoat. Hitler also…