The pianist- Blog 1

The experience of the Holocaust was a horrible one, and all the Jews and minorities all seemed to have more than their religion that bonded them together. Both Elie Weisel and Wladyslaw Szpilman seemed to have similar Holocaust experiences with the pain and inhumanity the two faced. Night explained the true pain Elie faced as he and his father were separated from the women in their family. Wladyslaw in The Pianist also was separated from his family as they were transported to a concentration camp; a horrible but common occurrence. However, a major difference between the two is that Elie was a twelve year old child and Wladyslaw was a grown man during the horrors of the Holocaust. Despite their age difference, the two seem to hold the similar traits of stubbornness as well as obedience especially when it came to matters such as standing their ground to Nazi tyranny. Wladyslaw was very persistent when it came to keeping his family safe but when matters became violent he would back down in order to stay alive. Elie was similar as well when it came to matters such as his gold crown, he stayed persistent to keep his ‘wealth’ but in order to stay alive and safe he was obedient to the dentist. The two both seemed to have a similar Holocaust experience, and although they were not the same age at the time and Elie had a more physical and painful labor experience, they had the same pain to match it appeared.