In many cases in our world, heroes had not always been heroes, they had started out as bystanders, or even perpetrators. Oskar Schindler is a great example of this. Starting out as a Nazi officer trying to make an enormous amount of money, Schindler was a perpetrator. Afterwards, Schindler changed his views and his universe of obligation. He changed from a perpetrator and became a legendary hero who saved hundreds of Jews. Although this massive change was surprising, heroes always evolve. The Holocaust was a horrible genocide that killed millions of mostly Jews, and Schindler did not want to be a part of that, Schindler evolved into a hero. The conclusion made by Professor Staub: “Heroes evolve; they are not born,” is true of Schindler …show more content…
Because of this, Schindler joined the Nazis and helped eliminate Jews in the beginning. For example, Schindler was responsible for stealing an innocent Jewish family’s house. His only reason for doing this was so he could make money and become wealthy. At this point in time, Oskar Schindler was a perpetrator. He was kicking Jews out for his own fate of becoming rich. Presently, Oskar Schindler is viewed as a perpetrator in the movie because he is not helping the Jews, he is being selfish. Although Schindler is a perpetrator now, he still has a chance to become a …show more content…
Schindler did not just take in skilled workers, he took in children who were viewed as useless to the Nazis. Schindler saved multiple kids from concentration camps as well as seniors who even had missing limbs. With some help from Itzhak Stern, Schindler had evolved into a rescuer to those in concentration camps. Oskar Schindler saved 1300 Jews from the verge of death using his money that was so important to him in the beginning of the movie. Ironically, Schindler changed his view on money and put humanity first. He changed his way of thought, put humanity in his universe of obligation instead of money, and therefore made him a