were to their prisoners‚ they packed them into cattle cars 80 at a time and referred to them as "dogs". In referring to the Jews as dogs the Germans dehumaized the Jews by not treating them as human‚ but as animals. Another passage where we see dehumanization was when on page 37 Elie Wiesel writes on how the first concentration camp changed the prisoners‚ "In a few seconds‚ we had ceased to
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recounts the loss of his innocence‚ his faith in God‚ his sense of time and his sense of self. Night describes how the Nazis dehumanized the Jews at every stage through the war years. And in the process‚ they lost their own sense of humanity. Dehumanization usually involves members of one group asserting the inferiority of another group through acts or words. But during the Holocaust‚ the Nazis did not stop at simply asserting their own superiority over the Jews; they stripped them of their sense
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the capturing storyline‚ Balewa’s novel reveals much about the past world found in Africa that allows the reader to leave the novel more aware of the culture‚ dispositions‚ and history of the time. Balewa’s novel depicts a past world in which dehumanization
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shape the people that live within them. Within the literature from an expanse of authors‚ these readings allow a great insight into the world and a deeper examination of different regions and how they operate. One major part of every society is dehumanization within the
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Claire’s character has the most prominent role in the progression of the dehumanization of all the characters in this play. Through comparing the antecedent action and the events that occur over the span of the play‚ there is a point of revelation that appears to connect both timelines. Though‚ not only is Claire affected; ultimately‚ she spreads her repressed spite to the towns people‚ ultimately resulting in Ill’s death and the foremost corruption of the town. The events that Claire had gone through
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operation of his law office. In Melville’s “Bartleby‚ the Scrivener‚” he argues that work in a capitalist society dehumanizes its employees because the upper class regards them as working tools instead of as people. One way Melville shows the dehumanization of workers is through the lawyer’s introduction of his three initial employees. In this introduction‚ the lawyer describes how he sees his workers‚ which mainly consists of how useful they are to him at certain times. For example‚ he explains
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treated as things and not treated as a human should be treated by comparing babies as targets. “You must get completely undressed... Run as if the devil were after you! Don’t look at the SS. Run‚ straight in front of you!” is another example of dehumanization. In this part of the book Jews were ordered to strip and run in order to pass a test for survival. This is an example of how Elie‚ his father and his fellow Jews were humiliated. A final example of how Elie and other Jews were dehumanized was
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potential as marriage partners. Women are treated as sex object which makes them feel devalued and trivialized. Women who participate in prostitution‚ pornography‚ phone sex‚ lap dances‚ and any other degrading activity add to the problem of the dehumanization of women. Society by the way of media‚ television‚ music‚ videos‚ magazines‚ and advertisement contribute to the disease of anorexia and bulimia in young girls and women. Underweight models and digitally enhanced photos are associated with increased
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One of the saddest aspects of the Holocaust was not how many lives were lost‚ but how many souls were lost. Those lucky enough to survive Auschwitz‚ Buchenwald‚ and the like came out changed men and women‚ and not for the better. While some‚ such as Elie Wiesel‚ were able to contribute to the world and keep alive the memory of the victims of the Holocaust‚ many left the experience shells; shadows of their former selves. So much had changed during their time in the concentration camps and they had
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I always knew this notion existed. I always tried to ignore it. Whenever someone in my social circle made an intolerant remark‚ I would force myself to calm down reaffirming myself that it’s their ignorance talking‚ that they are just being immature or that they do not understand how pernicious their statements are. Those brief aggressions‚ that resentful mindset‚ I came to a point in which I couldn’t take it anymore. I could not just dismiss it again. At some point‚ I realized I was sick and tired
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