the war became more of a threat, Karski took on new roles.Karski started in the military when the Nazis invaded Poland. After the military he serviced as a propagandist and Polish spy during the war. He later fell into the role of courier for the Polish Underground. Here, his courage became obvious. Karski, who had been a practicing Catholic, converted to the Jewish religion. He stated: “Like the family of my wife—all of them perished in the ghettos, in the concentration camps, in the gas chambers—so all murdered Jews became my family” (Wood). Though Karski witnessed some of the most horrific acts in history, he managed to stand up for himself and for the millions of other people who died in vain during the holocaust. The victims of the Holocaust died in vain because at the time millions of people were being secretly murdered. Upon observation, Karski realized that the government and civilians honestly had no idea of what was going on. They knew very little about the horrendace acts that were taking place during the war. Those who did know, turned the other cheek because they did not want to get involved.Karski proved his courage by risking his life. He endured the torture of the death camps in order to find out what was going on inside. He would then demonstrate his intelligence by surviving the camps and in the end, being sane enough to tell about them. Much of what Karski reported was so unbelievable that many people could not believe what he said. Nobody was calling Karski a liar, but the events he depicted were so unimaginable they couldn’t believe these heinous crimes were going on. He would tell of the torture that innocent people endured. He told of the mass murders in the gas chambers and the tests that were being performed in secret laboratories. Karski had lived through many tragic affairs. When all was said and done he took time to write a book. All though, he had been writin...
