Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List
Part II: Engaging with the text
Characters
The characters in Schindler’s List are very different because of their attitudes towards the Holocaust. The three main characters that will be focused on are Oskar Schindler, Itzhak Stern and Amon Goeth. These characters were very influential during the Holocaust; therefore, it is important to analyze these characters to gain a better understanding of the film.
Oskar Schindler
Our first introduction to Oskar Schindler was as a customer in a fancy restaurant. My first impression of Oskar Schindler was a rich and powerful business man. He was well-dressed and well-mannered; therefore, he must be from a higher class. He flashed his pile of money a couple of times to pay for the food and entertainment for the military men. I wasn’t sure whether Oskar spent his money these militants because he wanted to show off his money or to bribe them, in order to gain more power and respect within Germany. Later it was revealed that Schindler was a businessman. He was running around to please the army in order open his factory and gain access to cheap Jewish labors.
Oskar was very greedy at the beginning of the film. Everything he did revolved around money and profits. He didn’t want to hire both Polish and Jewish workers because the Poles cost too much money. Furthermore, when he was having lunch, the only thing he talked about was how the business is. As long as he was making money, he didn’t care what was going on around him. Another example of Oskar’s greediness was when he had argument with Goeth. He was angry that Goeth took his workers and shot them. Oskar confronted Amon that he was losing money for every worker that Amon killed. This was a terrible comment because it shows that Oskar had no interest in the death of his Jewish workers. All he cared about was that their death caused bad business. I believe that the reason why Oskar was so greedy is because he came into the city with no money. When he was
Part II: Engaging with the text
Characters
The characters in Schindler’s List are very different because of their attitudes towards the Holocaust. The three main characters that will be focused on are Oskar Schindler, Itzhak Stern and Amon Goeth. These characters were very influential during the Holocaust; therefore, it is important to analyze these characters to gain a better understanding of the film.
Oskar Schindler
Our first introduction to Oskar Schindler was as a customer in a fancy restaurant. My first impression of Oskar Schindler was a rich and powerful business man. He was well-dressed and well-mannered; therefore, he must be from a higher class. He flashed his pile of money a couple of times to pay for the food and entertainment for the military men. I wasn’t sure whether Oskar spent his money these militants because he wanted to show off his money or to bribe them, in order to gain more power and respect within Germany. Later it was revealed that Schindler was a businessman. He was running around to please the army in order open his factory and gain access to cheap Jewish labors.
Oskar was very greedy at the beginning of the film. Everything he did revolved around money and profits. He didn’t want to hire both Polish and Jewish workers because the Poles cost too much money. Furthermore, when he was having lunch, the only thing he talked about was how the business is. As long as he was making money, he didn’t care what was going on around him. Another example of Oskar’s greediness was when he had argument with Goeth. He was angry that Goeth took his workers and shot them. Oskar confronted Amon that he was losing money for every worker that Amon killed. This was a terrible comment because it shows that Oskar had no interest in the death of his Jewish workers. All he cared about was that their death caused bad business. I believe that the reason why Oskar was so greedy is because he came into the city with no money. When he was