Schindler's List

 
    Schindler's list was a very good movie. The fact that Oskar Schindler saw himself as a criminal while everybody else saw him as a very good person, really got me thinking. The Holocaust was not a time of hope and yet Oskar brought that to people. The Holocaust will always be remembered. It is set as an example of what we should not let happen again. The hardest part for me to watch was when the mothers were being seperated from their children. Watching yur children being taken away from you and not being able to do anything about it has to be the worst thing in the world. It wasn't like they had any hope that they would be reunited. They knew that once they were taken away, they were gone forever.

    I wish I knew what was the main reason for Schindler to make Jews work for him in the first place. Was it because he knew what was going to happen to them otherwise or for his own profit? Throughout the movie you see that Oskar became a very well known person. He knew who to become friends with. The most powerfull. I think Amon Goeth was truly a crazy man. Maybe he heard voices or something. The fact that  he enjoyed killing people was really disturbing. I think he had feelings for his made Helen. She was a Jew and I think that really bothered him. I don't think he could ever admit that thought to himself.

    The Holocaust is something that could happen again. I wonder what would've happened to the rest of the world if Hitler had gone any further with what he wanted. Genocide was an idea that the world was sort of new to. I don't think anyone wanted to believe it. I guess that when the Holocaust started everyone thought it would be quick because things like this had happened before. No one was really taking it seriously because they probably thought this time would be just like the others. Only certain people knew it would be different. I still don't understand how it ended. I'm sure we talked about it in class but I don't remember. Did it happen all of a sudden? Was ending the war that easy? If it was then why would there be so many wars in the world? What is wrong with the human race? I don't think we were put on this Earth to fight.

    History often repeats itself. The Holocaust will not be forgotten. It's really hard to believe that this didn't happen too long ago. I don't think things will get this extreme in the times to come. I guess we could say we are more educated and less naive. We will be more prepared if things get too out of hand. We have been warned. I don't know what else we could do but use the Holocaust as an example of what not to do. Some Holocaust survivors are still alive to share their story but pretty soon we will have to be the ones to pass down the story.