Dehumanization is the process by which the Nazis gradually reduced the Jews to little more than “things” which were a nuisance to them. How did the Nazis dehumanize the Jews during the Holocaust?
• This is a multi-paragraph essay. In the intro give a hook (remember this can be a quote or a statistic or anything that grabs the reader). Also, state the name of the author and give a very brief (2-3 sentences) summary of the text (this can be the first paragraph after the introduction)
• In this essay write in the third person avoid: I, me, my, our, us, we, our, you, your, you’re
• Do no use contractions: don’t, wouldn’t, couldn’t, Shouldn’t etc.?
• You must include at least one quotation from Night
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• You must follow the conventions of an analytical paragraph for each body paragraph.
• Conclusion: Be sure to “take this into the world.” What is the impact/implications on you/society? SO, WHAT FACTOR
The Nazis engaged in human herding, whereby an individual had to get a number as an identification tag, rather than their names. German forces would more often than not find Jews, arrest, detain them, and then lock them up in concentration camps (Marriot 1). Once a person finds themselves in such facilities, they would get branded as a means of identification. Branding them and forcing most of the captured Jews to stop using their names was another form of dehumanization. A person’s name is more often than not the source of their identity. Without a name tracing, a person’s history will become hectic, which might be the reason why there are few recorded histories of the Jews held as captives during the Holocaust.
