Chapter 236: Character Archetypes
The power of these ideas instilled in people in education is enormous. In 1968, after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Jane Elliott was shocked by the misunderstanding and discrimination between white and colored people in American society. She conducted an experiment on discrimination between people in the elementary school class she taught.
She separated the students with blue eyes from those with other colors, and then told the students that scientists have proven that people with blue eyes are much smarter than those with other colors.
After only one day, all the students with blue eyes began to think of themselves as superior. Even students who are shy and introverted are no exception! Not only did he dictate to students whose eyes were other colors, but he also began to bully students whose eyes were other colors.
The students, whose eyes were of a different color, were so frightened that even some of the things they had learned were forgotten in their panic.
It wasn't until the next day that Jane Elliott reclassified the merits and disadvantages of the students in her class, saying that students with non-blue eyes were smarter. Move these students to comfortable positions in the front row of the classroom. Students with blue eyes are assigned to crowded positions at the back of the classroom.
Then, the students whose eyes were of other colors were immediately resurrected with full blood. I did better in my schoolwork. It's just that there is no huddle to bully blue-eyed students.
At the end of the experiment, all the students hugged their heads and cried.
Amon and the other Germans received an anti-Semitic education that lasted much more than a day. So, it's hard to get back.
Moreover, Amon's personal qualities that are reflected by his deep education can also be reflected in certain details, for example, his questions when choosing a maid can directly distinguish between being reluctant and stealing and being honest and kind. For example, he covered his nose and said to Helen, "I don't want to infect you with a cold." At this time, Amon saw Helen as a human being.
However, because of this, most of the time, Amon followed his childhood education. He did not see Jews as human beings. Therefore, there is no sense of guilt for its unbridled massacre. That's why Amon would talk to the German officers -- "Those Jews are so servile," "They don't have any concept at all, they just wear that medal as a medal of honor," "That's how their cultural background is." For thousands of years, they have been like rats crossing the street", "they always go against the grain, thinking that one day they will be bitter".
It wasn't until he met Helen that Amon began to struggle. Cracks began to appear in the long-instilled conceptions, and in the basement, Amon began to stroke Helen's face and hair, and he questioned: "What you say is very reasonable, is this the face of the rat, this is the eye of the rat?" Shouldn't Jews have eyes? ”
In the basement, Amon finally admitted, "I like you. Helen! And he put his lips close to Helen. However, the original preconceived notion woke it up, and Amon made a face and denied it to himself and Helen: "No. You don't want to fool me so easily, you Jew! ”
This struggle was so painful that Amon could not vent it, and he began to beat Helen in anger. And pushed the shelf down on Helen. At the same time, let out a howl of anger and pain from the inner struggle!
However, Amon did not have the strength of Schindler to break free from the shackles of his original ideas. He still did not see the Jews other than Helen as human beings. Kill when you deserve it, without mercy. In the end, the good thoughts inherent in human nature did not grow. Although after meeting Helen. There was a hint of tenderness in his eyes, but it was only for Helen.
So he said to Schindler: "I will not, I will never send Helen away, I will not send her to Auschwitz, I will return to Vienna with her after the war, let her take care of me, and be with her until old age." ”
And when interceding for Schindler, he said to the prosecutor: "Jews can seduce people, you know it every day when you look at them, they have this ability, like a virus." Some of my subordinates have been infected, and we should sympathize with them and treat them, not punish them. It's like typhoid fever, which happens all the time. ”
This may be the maximum concession of Amun, who regarded the Jews as nothing. He understood very well that if Schindler did not take Helen, then Helen's only end would be death. So, he could only give in. As for the 14,800 marks, it was only a means used by Amon to deceive his heart.
If in later generations, this is basically the most classic sadomasochistic passage in online articles. Therefore, on a film and television forum in later generations, when discussing who was the most handsome German Nazi officer on the screen, most of the girls voted for Amon played by Ralph in later generations. It was ahead by a wide margin.
The power that Amun possesses, in fact, is not pure good, or pure evil, he is a collection of contradictions. According to human nature, according to the standard of kindness to his fellow man, he is indeed a wicked man. But according to the anti-Semitic ideas that he was instilled in as a child, he is also a complete moral pacesetter. Different positions, different morals followed. It's just that this kind of morality that violates human nature should never be accepted.
Therefore, this person's evil is not his own, but the awakening of this person's goodness is extremely rare. Like a spark in the night, even if a torch is not lit at the end, it is also precious.
Of course, in this movie, the fire of humanity is by no means more than that. The German boy who helped the Jewish mother and daughter find a safe place has a cuteness that touches people's hearts. The girl who begged Ken Schindler for her parents, the relieved smile was originally beautiful when she wore heavy makeup.
And this basic humanity of respect for the same kind of life is most obvious, and it is Schindler. In the dark depression of that era, which exterminated humanity. Schindler's list is the brightest and brightest fire in the human heart.
Although the brothers did not experience this catastrophe firsthand, their lives in the United States were very different from their counterparts in Europe. However, in the face of the tragic experience of his fellow people, he is also very compassionate. Although he is not grateful to Schindler, he has a lot of good feelings.
After finalizing the story of "Schindler's List" with Yu Sheng and the corresponding propaganda methods, the brothers Mei Jehovahna joined forces and began to publish missing person notices in major media in Europe and the United States. The radio station also tirelessly repeated the notice looking for Schindler. Schindler's name spread far and wide. And his good deeds were spread.
Schindler's background and education are actually very ordinary. Oskar Schindler was born in 1908 into a Sudetenland-German family in Svitavi, Moravia, Austro-Hungarian. His father ran a small farm factory. Business is doing so-so.
Schindler, as he tells himself in the film, was never good at his job. When I was in a technical school, I was expelled for falsifying my grades. He was a soldier for only a year and a half. He has been an untold number of alcoholics, and has even been arrested for alcoholism.
The only thing Schindler can be proud of is that his flirtatious skills are extraordinary. Just like in the movie, when Schindler recruits female secretaries, he looks not at her typing speed and proficiency, but on her appearance. The eyebrow flirtation thing is very easy to play. People who are skilled in typing but have low looks are ignored by him.
Finally, Schindler's hired beautiful secretary. Not one, but a group. In reality, in 1928, he married Emily Perzel, a wealthy family. In 1931, he had an extramarital affair with Orelia Schlegel.
Schindler made his fortune because in 1935, as a citizen of Czechoslovakia, Schindler joined the separatist Sudetenland. In 1936, he was recruited by the military intelligence of Nazi Germany, Abwehr, and became an agent. The job paid a lot of money and was enough for him to drink heavily to support his family.
After the German invasion of Poland. All Polish Jewish property was confiscated by the Germans. Schindler was keenly aware that his chance to make a fortune had arrived. He took a fancy to an enamel factory called Ricod. In November 1939, Schindler rented the enamel factory and officially renamed it the "German Enamel Factory". Thus began his plan to make a fortune.
Because Schindler used to be a German agent. So he had a very wide network of contacts in Abbeville and in the Wehrmacht and its subordinate armament inspectors. And the most important thing in doing business is to have connections. And not just in China. These high-value connections helped Schindler secure a large number of orders. Of course. As Amon said in the movie, Schindler will repay the favor. Give these connections a lot of valuable gifts.
However, it didn't make a difference. As long as the order is in hand. The profit of these connections is a very small part. Schindler's most important hope was cheap labor and a lot of product. At this time, the lowest price of labor in Germany-occupied Poland was the Jews. The wages of hired Jews were much lower than those of employing Poles. So, Schindler began to hire Jews to work for him.
No matter what kind of factory it is, the boss's favorite is the old workers with excellent skills and rich work experience. Schindler was no exception. In order to ensure that his labor was sufficient, he began to protect the Jews who worked for him from the Germans.
Originally, this could only be considered a deal that was beneficial to both parties. However, as time passed, people's hearts gradually changed. Human emotions gradually drown out reason. Schindler, who lived with the Jews day and night, gradually developed feelings for the Jews who earned a lot of money for them, and this affection began to expand. Eventually, Schindler began to sympathize with the Jews.
At this point, Schindler was no longer simply calculating monetary benefits. He began to protect the wives, sons, and daughters of the workers in his factory, and even the disabled, whom Schindler claimed to be necessary mechanical or metal workers. In fact, in addition to the 1,200 Jews on the list, there were many others who were not on the list.
In October 1944, Schindler arranged for more than 3,000 Jewish women in Auschwitz to be transferred from Auschwitz to a small textile factory in Sudetai, which would greatly increase their hope of survival. Although there are no statistics after the war.
In January 1945, a train carrying 250 Jews arrived in Brienlitz, who were rejected by a Polish mine. By the time they arrived in Brienlitz, twelve people had frozen to death. The rest were in very poor health and could not work at all. Schindler and his wife, Emily, sent the survivors to the factory and cared for them in a makeshift hospital until the end of the war.
In 1945, after the defeat of the Germans on May 7, Schindler prepared to flee because of his Nazi and Abwehr membership. The Jews in his care prepared a statement for Schindler to present to the Americans to prove that he had saved the lives of some Jews. And made a gold ring for it with gold teeth, inscribed "Saving a person is like saving the common people".
In the autumn of 1945, Schindler arrived in Bavaria. Since then, life has been miserable. Wealth has always been accumulated slowly before it can come naturally. The so-called overnight wealth obtained by investment can only be realized after the wealth reaches a certain level. Otherwise, the money earned will gradually be consumed with life, and eventually there will be little left. Caught in a vicious cycle of getting poorer and poorer.
Therefore, it is difficult for a self-made billionaire to make a comeback after a large amount of wealth has evaporated. Those who can make a comeback are legends. Schindler started his career with war, and his knowledge of wealth accumulation was clearly not enough to make a comeback. The millions of dollars spent on the defense of the Jews did not accumulate again throughout their lives.
And the Jews, who were known for their wealth, did not give them much in return for their good deeds. Although Schindler received donations from Jewish organizations after he was destitute, the amount was pitiful. If true history were to be followed, by 1948 Schindler would have submitted a request to the United American Jewish Distribution Committee for reimbursement of his wartime expenses. As a result, he only received $15,000.
Although Schindler tried to start a business after the war, his business was not well taken care of by the Jews, who were many plutocrats, and repeatedly went bankrupt. And her widow, Emily Schindler, only received a payment of 25,000 German marks in 2001, and a check for $50,000 sent to her by Spielberg after the release of "Schindler's List".
And the net profit of the movie "Schindler's List" is hundreds of millions of dollars! The Schindlers, who had rescued more than 1,000 Jews and spent millions of dollars, received less than 1 percent of their investment in terms of purchasing power. It's really a bit impressive.
After the war, Jews also spent far more money on German war criminals than they paid to the Schindlers. He who has not seen a return of kindness is like a revenge. This seems to apply not only to China. (To be continued.) )