Holocaust Argumentative Essay

11 million dead, 6 million of those people killed during The Holocaust. Hitler’s reign has destroyed society and has killed nearly every Jew the Nazis could find. People were dying in execution and concentration camps. Nobody was completely safe. They called this period of mass murder, The Holocaust. Where was I during this time? I was enjoying my life, completely unaware of the dying world around me.
“Erika Adelman, Germany, April 31, 1942.” I wrote at the top of my test. It was the last day of school and this test would predict how successful I would be in the future. The first question asked what my race was, so I answered B, Aryan - purely German. Immediately, the teacher saw my answer, took my test and told me that I was going to be extremely
He didn’t quite understand Hitler’s goals and was just trying to help his country. Inside, there were about a hundred people, all skinny and dirty. At first, I was confused, how could anyone live like this? There was barely any furniture, only wooden frames of bunk beds that lined the walls. All available space was taken up by prisoners trying to survive. I attempted to find a place of my own and talk with someone, but everybody was miserable and had no intent on trying to be optimistic about the
I was accused by some Nazi soldiers and wrongly brought here.” I said, raising my chin higher. She has no idea what I’ve been through, she can’t possibly know what it’s like to be betrayed by the people you support. How revolting it is to see people think they know better than you. She probably broke into a bank, or something, she deserves to be here.
“Hey! I was accused too! We should tell the guards, and get out of this place!” a bone-thin man with a scrawny beard yelled. He jumped up and stumbled over.
“Give it up! You're never getting out of here!” A pudgy lady yelled.
“You don't know that! I'll get out of this wretched place someday!” He yelled back.
They had started to argue when a guard barged in. “Hey! Who's yelling!?” Everyone turned to the man. “You again?! Come with me!” He said as he took the man away. What was he going to do with him?
“Don't worry about him, he always makes up absurd excuses to get away from this Hellhole.” The pudgy lady said. Isn't “Hellhole” a bit excessive? This place can't be that bad. I've been here a whole 5 hours, and I'm doing just fine. It's the middle of the night I'm sitting on the floor with no blanket, I'm exhausted and dirty, my dress is ripped and muddy, and everyone I've talked to has told me, “ Just wait until sunrise, then you’ll see.” I can take whatever they throw at me, I've been through 5 entire hours of sitting in this pig