Oskar Schindler
In a time of fear, horror, and humility, where everything is lost and nothing is to gain, there remains one element that keeps a person alive. Hope. Schindler's List tells a tale of one man's cunning and determined attempts to give that feeling of hope back to the victims, themselves, the Jews.Presumably the most moving and poignant scene of Schindler's List was the conclusion of the film. The movie ends as members of the Jewish family lay stones on the gravestone of Oskar Schindler. It not only specifies the tremendous numbers of people murdered in this time period, but portrays the treasuring and affection given to Oscar Schindler for freeing over a thousand victims of Nazi punishment. One of the most distressing scenes of this film was one where the overall terror and fear of the Nazi's by Jews was depicted. The children's fear of the Nazi's in particular was a very powerful point shown. In one scene, a little boy was in such panic to find a place to hide, that he jumped into a latrine, only to find others already hiding there. To do something so loathsome and putrid could only depict just how terrified they were and how detestable of a plight these conditions truly were. I found it very inspiring how throughout the entire
Oskar Schindler was a shameless and seemingly fearless man. For this, I both like and dislike him. I like him because he is very courageous, especially when dealing with the Nazis. He has many virtuous values towards the Jews, leading to his personal freeing of over 1,000 people. Yet, I somewhat dislike Schindler because he came off as a big shot businessman. He was willing to take advantage of others' misfortune, was a drinker, a womanizer, and a gambler, all before he saw what the conditions were really like. He saw a strong business opportunity for himself in Nazi-occupied Poland and was focused simply making money out of the situation, not helping the Jews. This seems to change throughout the film, as did my opinion of him. As Schindler began to see with his own eyes how bad the Jews were being treated, he seemed to begin to think less about money, and more about Jews. This leads him to eventually write a list of over 1,100 names of men, women, and children whom he knew personally, so that they could then be freed to work in his factory. He felt so strongly that he risked his own life bribing and lying to Nazi officials and officers. Here, his values and virtues appear to be true. I liked him better for this. When People don't do things that they are accustomed to, they are thrown into confusion and turmoil. Oskar Schindler took action as the customs and ways of life changed in the eyes of the Jews. He knew what was right and what was happening was wrong. If he didn't revolt against these acts of indiscretion, his lifestyle of daring and unyielding determination would have been corrupted. He couldn't change the person who he was. The children throughout the film brought some of th
Some common words found in the essay are:
Nazi-occupied Poland, Oskar Schindler, Jews Righteous, Nazi's Jews, War II, Schindler's List, Oscar Schindler, , Jews Presumably, oskar schindler, throughout film, nazi punishment, righteous gentiles, fear nazi's, themselves heroes, victims nazi, schindler's list, victims nazi punishment,
Approximate Word count = 1149
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
|