The Holocaust brought haunting memories of the past to anyone who survived those times. The treatment of the workers cannot be justified by any means, it was a crime against humanity. Such examples include how they are rationed with food, living in poor conditions, and treated like animals. Though the treatment in the camps are one factor why people fear these times, the presence of Dr. Mengele in the biggest concentration camp, Auschwitz, brought torment and death to his patients. He brought pain to his patients in a way that is viewed as ruthless, inhuman or in any moment, death. With these factors, corruption and immorality filled the concentration camps. Elie Wiesel, author of Night, who was once a prisoner in these concentration camps, …show more content…
This can be interpreted by any means necessary to maximize output of produce, including forced labour, brutal mistreatment, and random public executions to scare the workers to remind them what would happen if one would rebel or break a rule. Once one is selected to work, labour in these camps are very intensive; the daily work hours for is generally 17 hours per day and only a few hours of sleep. With this in mind, being very tired can lead to punishment like being whipped or even death. An addition to this kind of treatment is the kind of food that is served, which is not enough for survive. Your average ration in the morning consisted of bread that is made out of flour and sawdust with a hot cup of “coffee”. Midday meals is just a very simple soup was made of potato peelings, turnips, or pieces of wood. And if one is very lucky, the last meal is pieces of bread with margarine with marmalade. In Night, Eliezer once had the responsibility of take care of his father when he became very ill. Even though it is family, he hates it because the living conditions was driving him to just take care of himself. The Blockalteste reminded Elie that “In this place, it is every man for himself, and you can not think of others. Not even your father.”(Wiesel