Data Bases • Custom Term Papers • Free Term Papers • Free Research Papers • Free Essays • Free Book Reports • Plagiarism? Links • Top 100 Term Paper Sites • Top 25 Essay Sites • Top 50 Essay Sites • Search 97,000 Papers @ DirectEssays.com • Search 101,000 Papers @ ExampleEssays.com • Search 90,000 Papers @ MegaEssays.com Free Essays • Term Paper Sites • Chuck III's Free Essays • Free College Essays • TermPaperSites.com • My Term Papers • Get Free Essays • Essay World • Planet Papers	Search Lots of Essays Back to Subjects - Religion Schindlers Gift Schindlers Gift Stephen Speilberg’s Academy Award winning film ‘Schindler’s List’ raised many questions about the Holocaust and Nazi Germany. The film’s focus centered on one specific Jewish community, and the impact one man, Oskar Schindler, had upon it. Schindler’s involvement with the Jews started with the birth of a business venture. An enterprising Nazi, Schindler saw an opportunity. In exchange for money to start his business, (a ceramics factory), he could offer capable Jews an escape from the deathly work camps. Throughout the course of the war however, Schindler’s motives and motivation both change; once a greedy, adulterous, socialite Nazi, Schindler transforms into a kind, caring, monogamous humanitarian. The Oskar Schindler audiences first meet is far from a lovable character. Socializing within Nazi political circles, Schindler appears to be no more than a greedy entrepreneur hoping to capitalize on the cruel necessities of war. The extermination of the Jews becomes a window of opportunity, supplying a work force armed with nothing but their life’s savings, and heirlooms with no more value than the materials they were made from. Hence, Schindler launches his new factory with the both the finances and labor of his Jews. With the help of his Nazi connections, and his intelligent plant manager, (a Jew), Schindler watches as his fortune begins to grow. Schindler begins to change as the tragedy and cruelty of war sets in. He develops a relationship with his workers; they are “his Jews.” He sees the health and welfare of the workers as a direct connection to the prosperity of his business. The bond he shares with his workers continues to grow, and soon his reputation for kindness begins to spread. Schindler himself realizes his change when a young girl arrives at the factory, begging him to rescue her parents from the next Selection. Although Schindler shouts and chases her away, he uses his connections combined with bribery to save the couple’s life. Bribery becomes common practice to Schindler; while his Jewish plant manager is living at a concentration camp, he constantly bribes officials to send certain prisoners to work at the factory. Always under the premise that they are necessary to ensure the productivity of his plant, it becomes increasingly obvious that in actuality the necessity is Schindler’s growing conscious. As the war continues on, so do Schindler’s good deeds. Continuing to socialize with Nazi officials, the transformation in Schindler is clear. No longer does he take any joy in their company. Instead, Schindler learns to manipulate officers, convincing one that he is certain to come to more power if only he would “pardon” his prisoners once in a while, instead of always turning to brutality. When the war reaches its climax, the Nazis realize that the time has come for the complete and final extermination any remaining Jews. This becomes Schindler’s finest hour. Staying up all night with his faithful plant manager, the two prepare a list of hundreds of names, men and women that Schindler will insist must stay under his direction. Spending most of his fortune, Schindler bribes more officials to let him keep his people, builds a new factory, and makes transportation arrangements. When one train is accidentally sent to Auschwitz, Schindler once again goes to great lengths to get his people back, saving them from death once more. When news comes that a treaty has been signed, and the Jews are to be liberated, Schindler breaks down. That night, as he is stepping into his car to leave, he begins to sob, apologizing that he didn’t do more, didn’t save more lives. It is at this moment that his transformation is complete . . . Schindler has become a new man, a kind man, a beloved man. Through “Schindler’s List,” Oskar Schindler has been immortalized as a hero, not just to the Jews, but one to the human spirit. His story gives hope that although the atrocity of the Holocaust can never be forgotten, the devastating loss of human life can never be replaced, perhaps it was a gain for the evolution of human nature, if not but just a small one. Through the tragedies of the Second World War, Oskar Schindler, and the rest of the world, learned one of life’s greatest lessons the hard way. There is nothing more valuable in this world than life . . . life is a priceless gift. Bibliography: Word Count: 737
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