GROUP MEMBERS: GRADE 12 – ST.

PADRE PIO
 REY ANGELO E. MANGUINO UNDERSTANDING CULTURE,
 KIMBERLY GRACE MONASTERIAL SOCIETY AND POLITICS
 JUSTINE ROI F. UCLARAY “ MOVIE ANALYSIS”
 KIECHEL CASSANDRA R. CANEDA
 VIN CHRISTIAN S. SAHAGUN

SCHINDLER’S LIST
1. The significance of the story is determined by the power of its comment on the issue of the
violation of human rights. How does the film portray these violations? Explain your answer.
With the Jews having the majority of their rights violated by the country, it became
normal for others to violate their rights as well. Soldiers in the streets cutting off the curls present
at the sides of Jewish men, the Jewish people being unable to own businesses, being paid less
than a Polish worker and even then most of the time they do not see any of their wages. It
becomes a learned habit as well, something automatic that parents teach their children about as
well. This is shown when the Jews are leaving their homes to go into the ghettos and there is a
young girl yelling loudly with zealous, “Goodbye Jews!” over and over again for all to hear.
Eventually, the Jewish population is viewed as less than people and is reduced to just names and
number on a list. Many times throughout the movie soldiers express how Oskar Schindler
requesting specific names for work makes more paperwork for them. Given that they are viewed
as less than human, it becomes easy for the Germans to determine who is considered essential,
and who is not essential. Those who are not essential are killed and really it is easy for the
soldiers to kill those that they do not consider to be human. The disregard for Jews is not just
limited to those currently living, it includes those that have long been dead and those recently
deceased. Piles of clothing, jewelry, glasses, and teeth of those either on their to death or recently
died are shown to be rifled through by German soldiers, and the headstones of those long dead
are seen being torn down and used to pave a roadway for Ammon Goethe to travel across inside
the concentration camp. Society becomes desensitized to the atrocities committed against the
Jews and they simply become “units” for companies to utilize for cheap labor.

2. At the beginning of the movie, Oskar Schindler was a greedy, high-living war profiteer
anxious to make money from the misfortune of the Jewish people. By the end of the war, his
attitude towards Jews and money has changed drastically. Explain the possible reasons why
his ethnocentric view has been altered.

Schindler's life changed dramatically during the war years. Beginning as a member of
German intelligence, he was jailed by the Czechs in 1938. After his release, he joined the Nazi
Party and profiteered greatly from the German invasion of Poland in 1939. He enjoyed a
glamorous lifestyle, hobnobbing with German SS officials at upper echelon military parties. He
became very wealthy by utilizing Jewish labor in his factories rather than paying normal wages
to civilian workers. His astounding change began in 1943 when he witnessed the brutal murders
of Jews during the roundup in the Krakow ghetto. He also saw many of his workers killed during
their stay at the Polish concentration camp at Plaszow. He soon became attached to many of
his Schindlerjuden ("Schindler's Jews") and found ways to protect as many of them as possible,
usually by acquiring them special status "for business essential to the war effort." He soon
resorted to gaining special exemptions and falsifying documents in an effort to protect his
workers. He was arrested at least three times (once for kissing a Jewish girl), and he risked
further punishment by selling Jewish property (marked for the Third Reich) on the black market
to aid his workers. In one factory, he refused to allow his workers to make any functional
munitions, falsifying records in order to cover his chicanery. He eventually spent his
entire fortune bribing officials and purchasing black market items to aid his Schindlerjuden. It
was an amazing turnabout for the once money-hungry Schindler, whose post-war financial
operations nearly all resulted in bankruptcy.
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ANSWERS OF EACH MEMBER:

1. The significance of the story is determined by the power of its comment on the issue of the
violation of human rights. How does the film portray these violations? Explain your answer.

REY ANGELO E. MANGUINO

Many times throughout the movie soldiers express how Oskar Schindler requesting
specific names for work makes more paperwork for them. Given that they are viewed as less
than human, it becomes easy for the Germans to determine who is considered essential, and who
is not essential. Those who are not essential are killed and really it is easy for the soldiers to kill
those that they do not consider to be human. The disregard for Jews is not just limited to those
currently living, it includes those that have long been dead and those recently deceased. Piles of
clothing, jewelry, glasses, and teeth of those either on their to death or recently died are shown to
be rifled through by German soldiers, and the headstones of those long dead are seen being torn
down and used to pave a roadway for Ammon Goethe to travel across inside the concentration
camp. Society becomes desensitized to the atrocities committed against the Jews and they simply
become “units” for companies to utilize for cheap labor.

KIMBERLY GRACE MONASTERIAL

The Human Rights Violation that is present in this movie, is wherein Oskar Schindler
Forced the Jews to work for the factory. If they aren't productive, they would be beaten or be
killed.

JUSTINE ROI F. UCLARAY

The film has greatly portrayed the violations that happened they showed various visuals
and meaning to it like slavery which is a violation next is how people should have been entitled
to their own belief the film showed it in a way that if you are a Jew you should be either
executed or sent to the factories to work and they were killed if they are not productive that is
why I know that it is portrayed greatly.
 KIECHEL CASSANDRA R. CANEDA

The film portrays the issue of the human rights violations because as know, human rights
violations are actions that violate the personal freedom and rights of a human being. These
violations are shown caused by the German Nazi who is acting on their own accord and under
the influence the higher ups or the group of elites that have superior power over them. Human
rights violations may also be driven by a larger authority, such as a government or a dictator. In
the film, human rights violations is portrayed because the Germen Nazi’s tortured and abused the
Jews, the German soldiers think that they are way better than the Jews. This mindset of the Nazi
pushed themselves to executed Jews by killing them on the gas chambers seeing that they are
worthless human being who can't do anything good with their life, they see the Jews as criminals
and law breakers that having them breathe is considered already as a sin.

VIN CHRISTIAN SAHAGUN

Jews were treated as slaves at the said time, they cannot do as they please their actions
needed to correspond with Schindler's rules. The Germans violated the Jews’ right to freedom,
the film showed how the Jews were only treated as workers and not as humans. Schindler looked
at the Jews as his money maker and not as employees.
2. At the beginning of the movie, Oskar Schindler was a greedy, high-living war profiteer
anxious to make money from the misfortune of the Jewish people. By the end of the war, his
attitude towards Jews and money has changed drastically. Explain the possible reasons why
his ethnocentric view has been altered.

REY ANGELO E. MANGUINO

Oskar Schindler changed when he witnessed the brutal murders of Jews during the
roundup in the Krakow ghetto. He also saw many of his workers killed during their stay at the
Polish concentration camp at Plaszow. He soon became attached to many of
his Schindlerjuden ("Schindler's Jews") and found ways to protect as many of them as possible,
usually by acquiring them special status "for business essential to the war effort." He soon
resorted to gaining special exemptions and falsifying documents in an effort to protect his
workers.

KIMBERLY GRACE MONASTERIAL

As the brutality of the Nazis accelerated with murder, violence and terror, the seeds of
their plan for the total extermination of the Jews dawned on Schindler in all its horror - he came
to see the Jews not only as cheap labor, but also as mothers, fathers, and children, exposed to
ruthless slaughter.
So he decides to risk everything in desperate attempts to save "his" 1200 Schindler Jews
from certain death in the hell of the death camps. Thanks to massive bribery and his connections,
he gets away with actively protecting his workers.

JUSTINE ROI F. UCLARAY

I think his ethnocentric view was altered because he saw and understood what was
happening to the Jews and his conscience struck and he followed what he think is right. He
knows what should be done and gives action.

KIECHEL CASSANDRA R. CANEDA

Oskar Schindler was a greedy, high-living war profiteer anxious to make money from the
misfortune of the Jewish people. He is an opportunistic member of the Nazi party that bribes
upon the army in charge of procurement. By the end of the war, his attitude towards Jews and
money has changed drastically because he witnesses the massacre and is profoundly affected. As
time passes, Schindler's focus shifts from making money to trying to save as many lives as
possible. To better protect his workers, Schindler bribes Goth into allowing him to build a sub-
camp. Schindler's ethnocentric view has been altered because he got to witness the killing of
Jewish people first hand with his own eyes that made him realize the power he had can change a
lot of lives if used properly, making him come up to his senses and save many lives as possible
to make a difference. This have been his main purpose in life, to save lives and to help people to
the extent of his power even if it means risking your life and reputation but despite saving a lot
of lives from being killed on the concentration camp, Schindler feels ashamed for he think that
he should have done even more and save a lot more lives if only he realized his mistakes earlier.
Whoever saves one life saves the world entire, and that is what Oskar Schindler lives for.

VIN CHRISTIAN SAHAGUN

Schindler gradually changed his mind set because the Jews treated him properly and
always thank him for saving their lives despite of them being treated poorly. Schindler saw what
the meaning of being a human is and treated his employees as human beings as well.