Holocaust Compare And Contrast Essay

"There bodies cast to the side like garbage, left to rot in the sun". The sheer hatred that both groups of antagonists (Hutus and Nazis) had towards the opposing class was insane. Both genocides were not only almost unfathomable in scale, but also extremely efficient. In the Holocaust many neighbors and friends sold others out to the Nazis just like how those in Rwanda went to kill their neighbors. Both of the excerpts contain many differences and similarities between the details of the genocides

First, the resources that both of the protagonists had to survive were completely different. Although they were anticipated to be ineffective, Rusesabagina had armed police officers to help protect the hotel entrance. He also had liquor, food, cash, and other resources to help him and his hotel guests survive through the genocide that lasted for a couple days. On the other hand all Elie had to live while imprisoned during the Holocaust was his will to live. Rusesabagina had much more resources to work with, but like he said his main defense was his
Many neighbors and friends turned on each other, killing or selling each other out to the Hutus or Nazis. When things turned bad many people turned around on what they believed or who they once were. When failing the selection the rabbi lost all faith, he became depressed, the story described him with a gray tone. When telling his story Rusesabagina described a cheerful, nice man he once knew named Peter. The next time that Rusesabagina saw Peter, Peter had a military uniform on with a bloody blade. Once their respective "worlds" had turned upside down so had many people in those worlds. Along with those similarities, the most obvious one would have to be the death of all those people. Both stories/excerpts were of massive genocides conducted or caused by the leaders, and especially the people of those regions or