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Humanities Kindness In The Dark Sparknotes

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Christopher White
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5/9/23

[Humanities Kindness in the Dark]

In the darkest moment in human history, when there is evil all around, humanities inherited kindness still prevails. Within the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, some of the darkest, evil places in the world, the captured Jews, wardens of the prison camp, and civilians of Nazi Germany all show each other kindness to each other, even when it's detrimental to their safety. Throughout the camp, Elie Wissel is witness and victim to the great evils of the concentration camp, but there are those who show him kindness, and Elie and his father were even able to show kindness to those who may not have deserved it.

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On the second train ride after fleeing Auschwitz, the train made a stop in a town. The townsmen began to throw bread on the train through the open roof. The prisoners within the train lose all their composure and humanity and act like dogs when the slew of bread hits the floor. One of these people who were lucky enough to get some bread was a father, specifically the father of a Meir Katz. When other men see the old man on the floor, with bread, they start wailing their fists and feet at him. Beating him into a bloodied and bruised state where he would die, with his last words being how he got food for himself and his son. “A shadow had lain down beside him. And this shadow threw itself over him. Stunned by the blows, the old man was crying: ”Meir, my little Meir! Don’t you recognize me … You’re killing your father… I have bread… for you too… for you too…”” In this moment Meir Katz had killed his father for bread. This inexcusable act was not unnoticed by Elie or Schlomo (Elie’s fathers name) and yet, they still showed him kindness when he was at his weakest. “In our wagon there was a friend of my father’s. Meir katz… But days later, Meir Katz told my father: “ Schlomo, I am getting weak, my strength is gone, I won’t make it…” “Don’t give in.” My father tried to encourage

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