If you were to go back in a situation where everyone hated you for your existence, how would you have reacted? In the Rwandan Genocide, the Hutus killed about 800,000 men, women, and children that were all part of the Tutsi population. Approximately 11 million Jewish and non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust were killed in the concentration camps led by the Nazi’s. Survival is a small hope that everyone strives for when a large massacre begins. In Hotel Rwanda and Night, the main characters Paul and Eliezer both attempt to save their families during a genocide. Each character has a similar goal in their stories, to protect the people they cherish from the dangers of the wars. In the same way, both stories use comparison, inhumane acts of genocide, and society’s responsibility to show a victim point of view in a large massacre.
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For example, the Tutsis civilians underwent attacks by the Hutus when they armed themselves with weapons as shown in Hotel Rwanda. The announcement of the crashed airplane that held the Hutu president caused outrage throughout the Belgium, especially among the Hutu community. In a scene of Hotel Rwanda, the radio reported that the believed cause of the crash were from the Tutsis, which led to the beginning of the genocide. The forces of the Hutu government pressured the Hutu civilians to use weapons to kill those who were Tutsi. Another example in Night are the concentration camps that Eliezer and his family were forcibly sent to. The Jews that were sent to these camps were sent in cattle cars and sat in filthy conditions, such as the lack of hygiene and oxygen. After they landed, the SS officers immediately separated the families of the Jews by age and gender, making it a test of survival. Those who survived the tests were forced to live in harsh and icy conditions, often with barely to no