Pick one of the following films which are widely available to rent, stream, or watch in the library.
o Schindler’s List
o The Pianist
o Defiance
o Life is Beautiful
o The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
o The Zookeeper’s Wife
Using the Reading Packet discuss the film you chose and how it historically represents the Holocaust.Paper Contents:
– Start your paper with a general introduction that offers the reader some background into the Holocaust and what your paper will be about.
o Which film did you choose and why?
– The first part of your analysis should focus on the victim. In each of the films, the victims are Jews.
o How do the Jewish victim or victims portrayed in the film you chose compare to the experience of Primo Levi?
o Would you say these victims are “On the Bottom”? Why?
o Can you distinguish between the drowned and the saved in the film? How?
o Use specific examples from reading and film to support your arguments.
– The second part of your analysis should focus on the perpetrators. In each of the films, the perpetrators are the Nazis or their collaborators.
o How do the perpetrators portrayed in the film you chose compare to the experiences of the Einsatzkommando? Why?
o Are the bad guys in these films portrayed as willing collaborators or individuals who were forced to commit these acts against their will?
o Use specific examples from reading and film to support your arguments.
– Finish your paper with a conclusion that summarizes your main points and offers the reader some closing thoughts on the Holocaust and its depiction in film.
The rest of the instructions are in the files
The holocaust packets are in the files to read