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Kitty Hart Moxon Night Analysis

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The Holocaust was a time of devastation and corruption. It was also a time of cruelty and inhumanity. The Holocaust occurred over the course of twelve years during World War II. Although nearly six million Jews were killed, some survived and lived to tell their stories. The works of Kitty-Hart Moxon (Documentary: A Day In Auschwitz), and Elie Wiesel (excerpt Night) all portray the hardships and struggles for survival during the Holocaust; their stories exemplify powerful depictions of the Holocaust concentration camp experience. The documentary was more powerful and effective toward the audience.

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In the Auschwitz documentary Kitty Hart-Moxon gave an explanation of what had occurred during the Holocaust; selection and explains how to survive. Kitty Hart-Moxon stated, “When you arrived on the train, women and children and the elderly were sent directly to their death in the gas chambers. You could hear people suffocating for about twenty minutes, and then it was over” (Documentary: A Day In Auschwitz). If you weren't fit and didn't pass the selection test you were considered weak, and got put to your death. In the Auschwitz documentary Kitty Hart Moxon explains if you passed the selection “You were stripped down of your clothes and valuables, your hair was shaved off….and you would be tattooed with a number.” (Documentary: A Day In Auschwitz). Now, comparing the Auschwitz documentary to the excerpt Night, Elie Wiesel focused on one subject: selection. “ We knew what it meant. An SS would examine us.. to see if we were fit enough.” (Wiesel 308). The victims and prisoners went through a selection process. Men were separated from women along with children. A Nazi, usually an SS physician, looked quickly at each person to decide if he or she was strong and healthy enough for forced labor. The SS officer then selected the weak; victims did not know that individuals were being selected to live or die. Carefully examining both of the mediums subjects, the Auschwitz documentary had a wide

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