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In the book, Cancer Ward, a clear villain is never fully identified, however, the book uses symbolism to described the omnipresent fall of the U.S.S.R and the state under Stalin's rule. This is represented by the character named Pavel Rusanov, which is emitted into the cancer ward and forced to undergo treatment. Rusanov is both a standard worker for the state, as well as an informer working for the secret police. This unnerves Rusanov, as recently a man he helped arrest over eighteen years ago…

Question 1 The Milgram study was done with the objection of finding out whether obedience for from an authoritative figure was a common occurrence, for example, the killing of Jews by Nazis. Therefore, how long were subjects willing to inflict pin on another person when asked to, despite knowing the seriousness of the injuries. From the experiment, the experimenter established routine through the use of the predefined prods such as ‘please go on and please continue (Myers & Twenge, 2017).’…

Meredith Monk’s construction Quarry presents a critique on the rise of a dictatorship through the eyes of an innocent and distant child. Similarly, The Green Table by Kurt Jooss depicts the inhumanities and corruption of war as seen by the people experiencing it first hand. Both of these works concern the rise of the Third Reich and the events that took place in WWII. However they differ in method of execution and technique as a result of differing time periods in which the two performances were…

The Gestapo was the secret police of Nazi Germany. The term Gestapo was created by a postal official from Berlin (www.historyplace.com). ¨It was derived from 7 letters in the name Gehime Staats Polizei¨ (www.historyplace.com). ¨At its peak, it had employed about 40,000 individuals. Each Gestapo agent operated at the center of a large web of spies and informants¨ (www.historyplace.com). Many leftists, intellectuals, trade unionists, homosexuals, and many more disappeared into concentration camps…

Medical Experiments during the Holocaust Have you ever wondered about the Medical Experiments on the Jews during the Holocaust? The Medical Experiments were very cruel towards the Jews, the experiments had a great impact on the Jews, and the Nazis gathered very valuable information by doing the medical experiments on the Jews. The Nazis performed many horrifying medical experiments on the Jews during the Holocaust. Some of the experiments they did on the Jews were freezing, high altitude,…

The World War ll historical fiction novel HHhH by Laurent Binet focuses on the life and place in the Nazi Party of Reinhard Heydrich throughout WWll and the Nazi regime in Germany until his assassination (in Prague) in 1942. Along these lines, the genre of historical fiction can be defined as a genre which illustrates a story taking place in the past during a specific time period. Going back to the novel, the premise of HHhH is rather interesting, even if one only reads the inside cover. As…

In the holocaust over 3 million jews were killed for just being themselves. Genocide is the mass murder & suffrage of millions of people within an ethnic group or social class (ex. Jews ). some may say that the holocaust isn't an example of Genocide because they would argue that the holocaust is just an “act” of genocide not necessarily committing the crime. The Holocaust should be considered an example of genocide based on the UN’s…

During the period of 1933-1945, European Jewish people were killed in the Holocaust, the largest Genocide in history. John Boyne effectively portrays this abhorrent event in history through the wider perspective of a 9-year-old German boy, whose father is the ‘Commandant’ at Auschwitz (‘Outwith’). ‘Naked Among Wolves’, directed by Phillipp Kadelbach, portrays the Holocaust through the view of four trusted inmates who discover a young Jewish boy who comes in through a suitcase. This film is shown…

“Man’s Search for Meaning” is a book that is told in first person perspective from Viktor Frankl about the holocaust. In this book Frankl explains all the ins and outs of his time spent in the concentration camp. As he encountered many other men and heard their stories, he learned more about himself through his journey. Although Frankl had dealt with such humility, he still held his head high to find his true meaning after such distraught. In the beginning of the book “Man’s Search for…

Hitler Youth The Hitler youth was made to teach children about Nazi Philosophy. The Hitler Youth or “Hitlerjugend” first started in 1922. All German children that the nazi’s thought the be pure were taught to be loyal to nazi’s and Adolf Hitler. While children thought that they were just honoring their country, the Nazis real plan was to prepare them to fight in wars. When the Hitler Youth first started in 1922 it was sponsored by the Nazi party. It was for boys only. There was already a…