The Pianist, by Wladyslaw Szpilman

Literature often documents historical events of great significance and

possesses the ability to inspire. The Pianist, by Wladyslaw Szpilman shares

the true story of the author's survival as a Jew, amidst the Holocaust. He

witnesses the destruction of Warsaw, Poland and suffers from tremendous

grief and misery. All the Jews at the time were victims of various

Anti-Semitic decrees and rules. Europe, continentally was stripped from its

democratic rights and forced under oppression by the Nazi regime. The

Jewish council was inevitably formed in many countries by well- respected

Jews for protection and safety. On the contrary, few countries rebelled and

launched movements such as the Polish Rebellion, in efforts to resist

German control. Consequently, the Jews were harassed and tortured to death

by unorthodox, German experiments. They were permanently labelled as social

misfits by the society and nearly annihilated out of existence. The

Holocaust, introduced by brutal dictators was responsible for the death of

six million innocent Jews in Europe (Rosenberg, Jennifer).The political

uprising of Hitler during World War two and the social exclusion of the

Jews from the community accurately reflects the memoirs of Wladyslaw

Szpilman in The Pianist and influences Anti-Semitic decrees, oppression,

formation of the Jewish council, the Polish rebellion, inhumane acts of

cruelty and the societal perception of Jews as inferior creatures, while

portraying themes such as the struggle for survival, abuse of power leads

to enforcement of immoral law, and exposing the true brutality of human

nature.

The gradual introduction of Anti-Semitic decrees in The Pianist is a direct

influence of Hitler's political policies that intend...

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