Persuasive Essay On Inhumane Is Beautiful

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at the beginning of the Movie LIfe Is Beautiful, Guido seems naive but as he is forced to come to terms with the reality of his family's seemingly uncontrollable situation, his views shift and his character changes.Guido cares immensely about the well being of his family and their happiness. Seeing the pain that others are going through, being separated from his wife and not knowing whats to come makes this is an extra difficult experience for him. The Camps that they are forced to stay in are visibly inhumane; however, Giosue is able to keep his innocence because of the fathers caring and playful nature. Guido faces sees some unthinkably horrific images in the camp, such as when he stumbles across the mountains of dead jewish bodies he is

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