Sunday, February 22, 2015
Holocaust stories
I found Maus II to be more interesting than Maus I. Maus I described Vladek's experience at the beginning in the war, in the ghettos. However, Maus II took place while Vladek was sent to the concentration camps. At first, I thought it was just that I had visited Auschwitz and Dachau that intrigued me (which was life changing and I recommend visiting at some point in your lives), but when I began to think more I realized that it was the suspense that I loved so much. I never knew what was going to happen to him, even though I knew he would live. Over about a year of my life, I checked out every book at my high school library that I could find about the Holocaust. When thinking about this, I wondered why these stories intrigued me so much, and I am wondering if anyone feels the same. Is it the cruel circumstances people were put in that made it almost fairy-tale like? Or is it that I feel empathetic towards these people, even though I will (hopefully) never know what it is like to live through such a hardship?
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I've also visited Auschwitz and some other concentration camps, while I was there I bought this book: http://www.amazon.com/I-Was-Doctor-Mengeles-Assistant/dp/8390699273 which was absolutely horrific but really engaging and interesting. I would recommend it if you haven't read it already.
ReplyDeleteI also feel very intrigued as I really enjoy Holocaust stories and movies as well. It is not only the cruel circumstances that these people were put through that interest me but also the events that took place within the camps and war. Within the camps there was a constant stuggle to survive along with harsh working condidtions prisoners were put through. There are many great movies in which attempts are made and succeed in escaping these concentration camps and how the Jews would have secret hiding places in their homes to hide their familys until the war was over.
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