Solution For Who?

Was Hilter’s Final Solution worthwhile?

Mangie Kpaka

Class 802

April 23rd ,2010

 “An individual who seeks power through the demise of others, only wishes

to find himself in arms of defeat.” I strongly believe that Hitler’s “Final Solution”

was not worthwhile. This horrid act of murder was not beneficial to anyone other

than Hitler himself. Hitler’s “SOLUTION”, was based on his personal vendettas

against those who did not fit in the category of Aryan Supremacy. Other than the

fact it has taken many lives, the holocaust caused mental torment & reduced

human value among Jews & other ethnic groups. Why go through the troubles of

hatred & not gain anything positive from it?

Adolf Hitler’s decision to exterminate Communists, Jews & all social or

political groups he disliked caused psychological plague among all involved. The

horrors of the concentration camps led to many Jews losing faith God. (Night, By

Eli Wiesel, section 5). Hitler’s actions influenced Aryan hatred towards Jews

among the youth. ( Your Eyes In Stars, by M.E.Kerr pg.190-195) Harsh treatment

during this period, resulted in many cases of traumatized victims. “The survivors

often experienced several phases of psychosocial response, including attempts to

actively master the traumatic situation, cohesive afflictive actions with intense

emotional links, and finally, passive compliance with the persecutors.”

(http://www.studyworld.com) The minds of these victims are now suffering harsh

recovery since Hitler’s verdict.

 The occurrence of the holocaust has lowered the amount of respect for

human life. Due to scarce food, survivors at the camp literary killed for a small

ration of food. In vicious cases, sons will kill their fathers for a simple ration of

bread tossed across the road. (Night, by Eli Wiesel section six & seven) This

matter was so severe that the Nazis arranged mass shootings and threw them in

mass graves. ( Deverell ,William & White, Gray Deborah, United States

History) Bodies as little as babies were cremated. ( Night, by Eli Wiesel section

one)Some were forced to allow others die, even if they could help it. (The

Reader, Billy Elliot) How is turning human beings against one another &

burning helpless bodies a solution?

In conclusion, when Hitler created “The Final Solution” he prepared a

strong defeat for himself. In the aftermath of the holocaust, Hitler committed

suicide. “His "1,000 Year Reich" barely lasted 12 years and he died a broken

and defeated man”. (http://remember.org/guide/Facts.root.hitler.html) There is

no sense in killing others if you end up bitter & disgraced. There is no sense in

killing period. In, April 27,1999 two students(Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold)

that attended Columbine High School, carried out a massacre in Denver,

Colorado. Like Hitler, the two held hate for those they considered unworthy of

living. Both ended their lives after committing this heinous crime. Henceforth,

“The Final Solution” was not worth the pain it has caused Europe.
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