The Book Thief, Eva's Story, And Paper Clips

It is no secret that the Holocaust is one of the most infamous periods in history, with over 11 million people slaughtered. Throughout this dark period, there are quite a few examples of hardships people of the time had to endure. There are several pieces of media that place emphasis on hardship, including The Book Thief, Eva’s Story, and Paper Clips. These items tell stories of the Holocaust that put the delicacy of humanity into perspective. Through stories of overcoming hardship, the weight of the Holocaust can be visualized as though it was happening now, as a civilian and in the camps, or it can be memorialised forever via monuments and literature. Many people tend to think of the slaughtering of Jews when they think about the Holocaust, but during the time of Nazi Germany, non-Jews also struggled to get by. Markus Zusak tells a story of a Christian family hiding a Jew in his bestseller, The Book Thief. This quote from The Book Thief exemplifies the struggles of sheltering a Jew during the Holocaust: “A Jewish corpse was a major problem. The

One Holocaust memorial is the “Children’s Holocaust Memorial” in Whitwell, Tennessee. This memorial is a German boxcar that was used to transport Jews that has been filled with 11 million paper clips to symbolise the people who were murdered during the Holocaust. The people behind the creation of this memorial have put together a documentary, Paper Clips, that showcases the process of creating the memorial and all of the support they received, even from Holocaust survivors. One of the most prominent Holocaust memorials is the “Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe” in Berlin, which consists of 2,711 slabs of stone of varying heights that represent the disordered and disconnected nature of the Holocaust. [2 supporting details] The memorials built to remember the Holocaust act as a constant reminder of the hardships