Critical Essay - Dauchau Flashcards
(10 cards)
Intro
Dachau: Experimental Murder by Martha Gellhorn is a non-fiction text which (question). A point which can intertwine between question and text. Gellhorn uses techniques such as personal pronouns, word choice and imagery to (question).
Brief Outline
Dachau was a concentration camp in Germany was opened for 12 years during WWII. Dachau held many prisoners mainly Jews however, there was also many homosexual, people who politically opposed Hitler and other ethnic origins. Concentration camps were known for gassing and torturing their prisoners, but Dachau was known for their harsh experimentations. Dachau was liberated in April of 1945 by American soldiers.
Quote 1 and Analysis
“we got in as if we were escaping from a fire” - Imagery
The prisoners were so desperate to leave Dachau that is was as if they were trying to escape from fire.
Quote 2 and Analysis
“In hall sat more of the skeletons and from them came the smell of disease and death.” - Alliteration
They started to smell of what they were surrounded by, and the sound D was used to emphasis the state the prisoners were left in.
Quote 3 and Analysis
“They killed no so many people, only eight hundred in that experiment.” - Word Choice
This shows that many of the prisoners thought that 800 people dying wasn’t a lot as they were constantly surrounded by death.
Quote 4 and Analysis
“Aside from the terrible anger you feel, you are ashamed. You are ashamed for mankind.” - Personal Pronouns
Gellhorn is making sure that the reader feels and reflects on what the prisoners really went though and how the Nazis could put men though that.
Quote 5 and Analysis
“I could listen to no more.” - Peronals Pronouns
Gellhorn shows her humanity and shows that she struggled to continued to talk about these horrible.
Quote 6 and Analysis
“Their crime was that they were Jews” - Word Choice
This shows that the only reason why these awful things happened to the prisoners was due to them being of a different religion.
Quote 7 and Analysis
“And if ever again we tolerate such cruelty we have no right to peace.” - Personal Pronouns
Gellhorn is expressing her humanity and telling the readers that its what we heard about the horrific stories of the concentration camps and if we ever allow anything like this then we shouldn’t be allowed to ever have peace.
Conclusion
In conclusion, ‘Dachau: Experimental Murder’ by Martha Gellhorn has (question). Gellhorn used various techniques such as such as imagery, personal pronouns and word choice tell us (question). This no-fiction text has opened the eyes of the reader to the horrific action that happened behind the gates of Dachau. This text will alway be in mind as too will be the memory of the Holocaust and WWII. This is an unforgettable piece and will always be relevant when talking about this time period.
