The Holocaust was one of the most tragic and unbelievable events in history. Millions of lived were lost under the manipulative dictator Adolf Hitler. My representation includes the Star of David, the notorious gate of Auschwitz, and a hanging noose. Each part of the representation has an important meaning to the Holocaust. Before the total extermination of Jews began they were forced by German laws to give up some rights and move into ghettos. One of the most popular laws required Jews to wear a gold Star of David (six-pointed star) so that they may be identified easier. I felt that including this in my project was very important because in Night by Elie Wiesel and in Maus by Art Spielberg the star was present in both. In Night by Elie Wiesel,…show more content… It was here where millions were murdered and tortured. The most prominent feature of Auschwitz was the gate in which the camp’s entrance was found. Located on the gate the words Arbeit Macht Frei were found, which translates roughly to “work is liberty.” These words were ironic because the Nazis worked them to death and they were then free from all of the suffering and misery. The sign was supposed to encourage the prisoners to work hard so that they had hop that eventually they may go back to their everyday lives but that obviously would never happen for most. In Night by Elie Weisel, his family was first transported to Birkenau-Auschwitz. He was separated from his mother and sister who, Elie did not realize at the time, were being sent to their death. While walking past the sign in the camp, Elie knew that he could be in a worse situation where for example, he would be worked to death. In Maus by Art Spiegelman, Art’s father and mother went to Auschwitz. The infamous sign is shown and Art’s father says “[...And we knew that from here we will not come out anymore.” He had already heard the awful stories of Auschwitz that seemed to haunt that sign. In both novels, the atrocities and dehumanization of people in the Holocaust are represented through simple objects such as a star, a sign, or a…show more content… The Star of David was a major part of my representation because it was important to showing the negligence of questioning things that may seem suspicious in the Holocaust and also the dehumanization of people. The gate at the entrance of Auschwitz is significant to the Holocaust because it made mockery of the prisoners. The noose is an essential part of my representation because it had the greatest effect on people. The Holocaust will continue to have an effect on people because it destroyed lives along with faith in
