On the surface of Maus it is a story that revolves mostly around Vladek Spiegelman’s experiences in the Holocaust, but Masks and manipulation is one of the few themes of the book that has a greater picture of what the book entails. Vladek’s experiences during World War II go into brutal vivid detail of the persecution of Jews by German soldiers as well as by Polish citizens. Author, Art Spiegelman, has the reader reading through the usage of modifying points of view as Spiegelman structures several
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What enthrals me about History is that it is an integral part of society today. I am captivated by the way in which it interconnects events through time, and irradiates the legacies of the past in the present. A recent trip to Auschwitz, Birkenau gave me great insight into the impact of the atrocities which took place there. On a wall in Auschwitz I, philosopher George Santayana’s quote struck me. It read ‘the one who does not remember history is bound to live through it again’. Inspired by this
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“To live. Living was living. The price was guilt and shame.” (Zusak 208) Max Vandenburg, the Jew that resided in the basement of 33 Himmel Street, had a rough life growing up in a country where being a Jew almost guaranteed persecution. His family pushed him out of the house when a Nazi soldier came to their house. Max felt guilt and shame for not going staying with his family and for becoming a burden to others, such as Walter and the Hubermanns. Max felt like he was being selfish by leaving other
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Evil in the World Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel in his speech “The Perils of Indifference”, argues that indifference is a punishment to the victims and dangerous to the world because the “lines blur” between “good and evil.” He supports his claim by first stating what indifference is which is when the “lines blur” between right and wrong, then Wiesel questions indifference and how someone could possibly see it as a “virtue.” Finally, he explains how indifference could seem easier to some even though
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authority or power. Someone who takes on these actions is called an oppressor. In other words this person is called a bully. Elie Wiesel made the comment, “Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” Even if the problem is someone else’s true faith should convict someone to do the right thing. “Take sides”, Wiesel said. Why should a person take sides if they aren’t involved with the issue? Did Jesus take our side even though our sinning
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The Changes of One Through Struggles In the article “The America I Love” by Elie Wiesel and the image “Breaking Free” by Leslie Fieger reveal that when struggles happen, some people fall back on their back up plans, while others try to overcome struggles because they are hoping that they can learn and achieve their goals afterward. Through diction, imagery, syntax, and tone, both Wiesel and Fieger demonstrate that life always comes with difficulties and challenges, and successful people are those
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can get you far in the long run. Another hardship that many people faced was surviving the holocaust and the horrible things done to many Jews by Hitler. Throughout Night being brave, strong, caring, and selfless were all things Elie used to get him and his father through the life of concentration camps. In the beginning when Elie and his father arrived at the concentration camp they met a man that asked them both “how old are you?” They replied with “15 and 40”. While going through the check
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English 24 January, 2012 Summer Reading Dear Patty Bergen, I’m going to let you in on a secret. In order to survive you have to watch out for yourself. This is the reason why I have no one left. I was split apart from my mother and siblings when we arrived at the first concentration camp. I was scared to be split apart from my father so we both had to lie about our age. But of course he got older and weaker, and eventually he died. I’m not sure how long we stayed at each camp, but the selection
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Ideas Survivors of Genocide Righteous Gentiles Danish Boat Resuce Chambon sur Lignon- Village in France Jewish Resistance Movements Simon Wiesenthal- Holocaust Rescuer Raoul Wallenberg – Holocaust Rescuer Oskar Schindler – Holocaust Rescuer Elie Wiesel – Victim and author Miep Gies – Dutch citizen who hid Anne Frank Voyage of The St. Louis Kindertransport – Series of transport systems designed to get Jewish children out of harm’s way Roméo Dallaire- Rescuer during Rwanda genocide Philippe
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people like Elie were sent to concentration camps and forced to work. Many were killed. Level 2 Analyze the way Elie uses the word gratitude. Level 3 How do you think the Holocaust impacted Elie’s life? Elie is emotionally scarred for life. Evaluate how Elie uses Roosevelt in the speech and how it affects it. 3. Provide clear, precise, and detailed evidence of the following rhetorical patterns: allusion, definition, rhetorical questions, biography, repetition, and parallel structure. Elie uses rhetorical
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