Conflicts
External ConflictOskar Schindler vs. Amon Goeth
-In the beginning of the novel, Schindler and Goeth are good friends with one another only because of the economic opportunity. Schindler thought that if they stayed "friends," then he would earn more money through his factory. As the novel progresses, Schindler finds out how badly Goeth actually treats his Jews. Schindler then makes it a priority to save as many Jews as he can from Goeth thus the starting of a conflict between the two. If Schindler didn't gather the courage to go to Goeth, a lot would have changed. More people would have died in horrendous ways and there wouldn't be as many stories out there that describe what went on in the camps. |
Internal ConflictOskar Schindler vs. his conscience
-Throughout the novel, Herr Schindler has to deal with the constant conflict between himself and his conscience. Because he is saving the Jews, his common sense is telling him to stop due to the fact he is risking his life. Despite that, his conscience is telling him to keep saving these people because not only will it help him, it'll help his own well being. This affects the plot because it shows, once again, the battle between good and evil. If Schindler hadn't decided that the well being of other's was better than his own well being, then there wouldn't have been hundreds to thousands of people saved by him. |
External ConflictJews vs. Society
-Even before the novel started, there was a conflict between the Jews and society. The Jews were rejected because of what they believed in and because they were "different". Through the novel, Jews are mistreated by almost every member in society that was apart of the Nazi party. They were tortured, worked to death, and murdered brutally. If this wasn't a conflict, there wouldn't have been a World War II. If society didn't have something against the Jews, then there wouldn't have been a mass murder, stories, or a novel to read. |