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Dora Baten
Solig/O’brien
Global Studies
Block 1
March 1,2017

Throughout The Changes

Intolerance makes family be separate from each other. Germany was in economic

depression because the Treaty of Versailles said Germany had to pay all the reparation for World

War 1. Also the Treaty of Versailles had lead to World War 2 . Oskar Schindler evolves during

the events of the Holocaust from a perpetrator, to a bystander, and then to an upstander. Which

teaches the viewers an important message to treat others equally.

In the beginning of the film Oskar Schindler is a perpetrator. For example, when

Schindler tried to fit in with the German Nazis by buying them drinks and food, having fun with

them. Ths reveals that, schindler is a perpetrator because he knew that they were bad and evil

persons. In addition, Schindler is a perpetrator because he took advantage of the Jews to work in

his factory without getting paid so he can keep all the money. It is evidence that Schindler is a

selfish man and wasn’t a good person because he had the Jewish people working as slaves, only

care about money doesn’t have feelings for nobody. Schindler wasn’t a good person at the

beginning.

However, Schindler at the liquidation of the Ghetto in 1943, he was watching how the

Jews were being killed and doesn’t do nothing about it. Which shows that oskar was being a

Bystander. Another example was when an old man with only one arm got shot, schindler didn’t
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help and just let the nazi shot him. In addition, in the liquidation of the ghetto there was a little

girl walking alone with one one. Schindler was watching her the whole time , he seemed shocked

about or worry. Although he saw the girl alone he didn’t do anything to help her or protect her.

This reveals that schindler was being a bystander .

We can see an example of Oskar Schindler as a upstander when an old man that couldn’t

do to much in the factory was going to be shot, but Schindler saved his life because he knew that

the old man life was in danger . the old man was thankful. Another example, he was changing

when the Jewish were in the train to be killed. Schindler has hosed the train with water so they

don't suffer from the hotness because there was just too many people in the train. He gave them

water even though he knew Amon didn’t like it. “They’re mine ,” Oskar had said that all the

Jews in his factory were his . This shows that Oskar changed a lot to a perpetrator, to a bystander

and finally to a upstander. By being an upstander Schindler saved 11 thousand Jews. “Only one

more person.”- Schindler. Schindler thinks he didn't save enough Jewish, but he did. He saved

many kids that will be able to grow, and have their family will have kids, and the generation will

keep on going thanks to Oskar Schindler. “If you save one life you save the world entire.”

In conclusion, Schindler had a big change by being a clever, opportunist person to a great

and caring person. A man that saved many lives . If Oskar Schindler didn’t save those Jews

many Jews would have been killed. He would not have been remembered for being a great

person . What people can learn from this film is that people can change and avoid intolerance

and start to build empathy . It's important for everyone to not promote intolerance.