Oskar Schindler's List: A Hero Of The Holocaust

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In the movie Schindler's List, a man named Oskar Schindler takes in hundreds of Jewish people as factory workers, saving them from abuse and death from concentration camps. This heroic act paints Mr. Schindler as an unsung hero of the Holocaust. However, Oskar wasn’t always the selfless entrepreneur he was at the end of the war. At the beginning of the movie, we can clearly see Oskar Schindler as a heartless businessman, only seeing Jewish people as scum and free labor. But, through four key points, we can see without a doubt that Oskar Schindler's character had a drastic transformation in Schindler’s list To begin, Schindler’s character starts to see the abuse taken on by Jews when the liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto happened on March 13, …show more content…

Oskar’s eye catches a little girl in a red coat, who he sees hiding from the commotion. Schindler is distraught that the Nazis didn't care who they were killing. Even children are not safe. Through this example, we can see Oskar pick up on the cruelty of the Nazis toward the Jewish race. He understands that to the Nazis, Jews are not people, but scum who should be exterminated, no matter the age, sex, or color. After the Krakow Jews are captured, they are sent to the Plazlow concentration camp, run by commandant Ammon Gothe. Schindler goes to Plazlow to get more fortune, this time by getting inmates to work for his factory by the camp. Throughout his time at the camp, Schindler parties with Nazi officials, having a great time and making memories to last for ages. However, Oskar also gets to see the brutality of the Nazis in the camp, where nobody is safe from punishment and abuse. Particularly, he catches the leader, Ammon Gothe’s inhumane acts of punishment, including shooting Jews and abusing his maid for absolutely nothing. Gothe’s sadistic behavior showing not even the slightest bit of mercy toward the Jewish people at the camp does not go …show more content…

Schindler’s behavior in Plaszlow shows his kindness and compassion by using his money to talk Gothe into letting him get the workers. He particularly takes people who Gothe has abused or will abuse in the future. This shows he has seen punishment, and is now taking action to help the Jewish people. Finally, Oskar Schindler's personality is fully changed when he talks to the Jewish people at the end. After Germany surrendered and the German guards in charge of Schindler's workshop left, all the Jews expressed their gratitude to Oscar by giving him a ring. Oskar graciously accepts the gift and then Stern gives him a letter to give to the German officials if he is captured with every worker's name on it. Through these acts of service, Oskar realizes how important it was that he saved the Jews. He then goes into a breakdown, although he sold all he had, he still thought he could have given absolutely everything of his to save everyone he could. Through this moment, where Oskar’s realization is as clear as day, we can see that Oskar really did care about the Jews, and then giving back to the person who saved their lives was just what he needed to understand the severity of his

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