Summary Of At The Holocaust Museum: Subjectivity Vs. Objectivity

The Holocaust was the most horrific human event that occured in our history. The Holocaust museum is located in DC, it is a place where you can learn about what happened during this event. A author by the name of David Oliver Relin wrote an article called “At The Holocaust Museum.” this article is about what happens in the holocaust museum. This article is presented with more emotions and opinions rather than facts and statistics. Subjectivity is defined as the quality of being based on or influenced by personal feelings or opinions. On the other hand objectivity means the exact opposite, meaning judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal emotions. Some non-fiction texts are more objective than subjective but I am convinced that this article is different. I believe that this article is mostly subjective but has a little objectivity mixed into it.

One piece of evidence shown is a quote saying, "In 1933, there were more than nine million Jews living in continental Europe. Within a dozen years, two-thirds of them would be dead." This specific quote shows objectivity because it is using numbers and giving a true facts about what happened. During this quote there is no sign of any opinions or points of view. Another piece of evidence given is when the text says “Heaps of human hair that was shaved from their scalps.” This is a true fact, nazis did shave off the hair of Jewish people and piled it up. The words heaps and scalps might stand out to some. My final piece of evidence is when the article says "There are people lying all over. Sick, dying, starved people.” This another fact that is true and the word choice impacts the tone of this quote. These were pieces of evidence to show that this article had some subjectivity but it was enough to truly be an objective