SCHINDLER'S LIST

Schindler's List

Schindler's List

"I know that the great tragedies of history often fascinate men with approaching horror. Paralyzed, they cannot make up their minds to do anything but wait. So they wait, and one day the Gorgon devours them, But I should like to convince you that the spell can be broken, that there is an illusion of impotence, that strength of heart, intelligence and courage are enough to stop fate and sometimes reverse it." Albert Camus.

Albert Camus believes that the greatest tragedies of history are so horrific that people stand in awe, and consequently, nobody even attempts to do anything in response of the tragedies. Many are under "an illusion of impotence", and eventually, Camus states, "The Gorgon devours them". Also, in order for this "spell to be broken", people must have "strength of heart, intelligence and courage." I believe that Albert Camus is correct, people are under a vale of impotence when it comes to the tragedies of the world, and that people can easily overcome this inability and reverse their fate, or let the "Gorgon" devour them. Camus's beliefs can be proved through the use of examples from the movie Schindler's List.

 Persuasion was a less obvious lesson in the movie. But the further you get into the movie the more persuading you will see. The very first scene of the movie shows Schindler persuading Jews to invest in "a partnership" he took their money and their valuables. Then these people were rounded up with their families. They were persuaded to think that they were going to labor camps, while most of them ended up dying. Towards the middle of the movie Schindler pays officials off so he can save some of the Jews after he sees what a huge mistake that he made. The last train that went to the concentration camps were persuaded to think that they were going to go work for Schindler, but instead were routed to the camps. After Schindler realizes that these people are going to be shuffled off to Auschwitz he rushes out to pay the officials for these people to spare their lives. After they were rescued the Jewish workers were allowed to celebrate the Sabbath day, and other rituals. A couple of days after these Jewish workers were rescued the war ended and they were set free.

Oscar Schindler, the movie's main character, is, in the beginning of the movie, ...