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English2HPeriod2
8April2016
Theeffectsofwar
Throughmanytimesandexperienceswithwar,onescharacter,belief,and
characteristicscanchangeastheysufferthroughwar.WarssuchasWorldWarIIoranyother
war,createdadeepholeinthelifeofonewhoexperiencedit.
Exposuretothecrueltyofwar
resultsinthelossofinnocence,thelossoffaithandchoosingselfpreservationoverfamily.
Innocenceofoneislostastheysufferthroughthehardshipsandrealitiesofwar.
Anewsarticle
fromNewYorkinterviews
Mr.ShinwhofacedandfoughtthroughacampinNorthKoreaandthe
articlestates
Asayoungchild,hesawschoolmatesmaimedorevenkilledforminor
transgressionsandhelearnedtoobeythecampstotalitarianrules.(Maslin)
Inthecampshe
wentthrough,Mr.Shinexperiencedandsawsomebrutalandinsanesightsthatmighthave
completelyscarredhischildhoodatsuchayoungage.Asachild,manydonotknowthecruelty
andthehardshipsoflifeandwarbutmr.Shinlearnedthattehardwaybyexperiencingand
seeingthebrutalityhisfellowinmatessufferedthrough.
Similarlytotheprevioussource,
an
articlefromAustraliaexplainstheconditions,
life,andwhatitisliketobeinthecampofNorth
Korea.
NORTHKorea'sprisoncampsareaclosedoffworldofdeath,tortureandforcedlabour
wherebabiesarebornslaves,(postNorthKoreanWar)
Thisshowhowmuchbrutalitythe
peopleofthecampsfacedrightawayfromaveryyoungage.Itwastothepointwherethey
mighthavenothadanyinnocencetobeginwithandtheyarebornslaveswhichlosesachilds
innocencerightaway.
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Exposuretothecrueltyofwarresultsinthelossofinnocence,thelossoffaithand
choosingselfpreservationoverfamily
.
InWieselsmemoir
Night
,heistravelingtoBuchenwald
whenhewitnessesayoungboyandhisfatherarebattlingforapieceofbreadwhensuddenly
"Theoldmandiedamidthegeneralindifference.Hissonsearchedhim,tookthebread,and
begantodevourit"(Wiesel106).
Thedesperationoftheboygavehimadesireanddevotionto
retrievethebreadfromhisfather,Thatresulteddeathforhisfatherandforthesonhimself.The
outcomesofincidentssuchasthesedisplayhowmuchtheaffectsofcruelty,brutality,and
torturenegativelycausedtheJewstobecomeinhumaneaswell
.
Asaresultofthis
,
theJews
weresearchingforawaytogettheNazisbackforwhatalltheyhavedonetothem.
Revengepunishmentfortheinformedbeastswhohadslaughteredmillionsofinnocent
victims,wasnottobedenied(Unsdorfer151).
Thejewishhadfinallybeenrewardedfreedom
andwithoutanythoughtofthefreedomtheyhavereceived,theyimmediatelyheadedrevenge
againsttheNazis.Thepain,thehorror,andtorturethattheJewshadtosufferthroughoutthe
Holocausthaddevelopedthesenormal,kind,andfinehumanbeingsintosavages.
Thecrueltyof
warallowsthemtoquestiontheirownfaith.
Therealityofwarallowsmanytoquestionanddoubttheirfaithintheirreligious
belief.
WeiselquestionsafellowworkeraboutGod,andhestates,
IhavemorefaithinHitler
thaninanyoneelse.Healonehaskepthispromises,allhispromises,totheJewishpeople"
(Wiesel81).
ThetorturesandsufferingsthattheJewswentthroughhaveledthemtobelievethat
Godisnothelpingthem,andbecametothemthatHitlerisfarmoretrustworthy.Thefaithofthe
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Jewsseemedtodecreaseastheirprayersandwisheshavenotseemedtoworknorbecomeas
theywishsincetheactionsoftheNaziscontinuedandgotworse
.
LikemanyJews,ElieWiesel,
hadquestionedandgaveupontheirreligiousbeliefs.
AswellasJewslikeU.S.Unsdorfer,he
doubtedhisbeliefs,butcontinuedtocontinuetheirreligiousbeliefasUndorferstates:
Withina
fewweeksafterliberation,religion,whichhadseemedtodosolittleforus,wasnowchallenging
usandourloyaltiesyoucannotgaugeitsspiritualwealthandpower(Unsdorfer157).
After
Unsdorfersliberation,heheldabeliefthathisdeterminationandbeliefofhisreligionwasfaced
withabigobstacleuponhiminwhichheovercameandfought.Afterthatincident,hisfaithwas
restoredandbegantoloveGodmore.Byovercomingtheterriblesufferingshehadgone
through,Unsdorfershowsreadersthathisfaithtohisreligiousbeliefwasdistantatthetimebut
neverlefthim.Thelossofonesinnocenceisaffectedbythetruthandhardshipsofwar.
Warhasmanyeffectstoonesuchasthelossofinnocence,lossoffaith,andselfishness.
Theinnocenceofonethroughwarislostdramaticallyastheygothroughthehardshipsofwar.
Also,theirfaithisfacedwithachallengetokeeptrustingtrustingtheirgod.Eachpersonbegan
tocareforthemselvesandfightingfortheirownsurvivalwhichcausedthesavageactionsfrom
many.Inconclusion,theeffectsofwarcausesverynegativechangestoone.
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WorksCited
Maslin,Janet."TheCasualHorrorsofLifeinaNorthKoreanHell."
TheNewYork
Times
.TheNewYorkTimes,11Apr.2012.Web.05Apr.2016.
"NorthKoreaPrisonCamps'liketheHolocaust',SurvivorsWhoEscapedSay."NewsComAu.21
Feb.2013.Web.07Apr.2016.
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>.
Wiesel,Elie,andMarionWiesel.
Night
.NewYork,NY:HillandWang,aDivisionof
Farrar,StrausandGiroux,2006.Print
Unsdorfer,S.B.
TheYellowStar
.Austin:JewishPublicationSociety,1968.Print.