Holocaust unit: Key question and 'Life is Beautiful'

1. A tragedy is a story, play or movie that has a very sad ending. Mostly when the main character dies.
It is a real form of drama

2. Life is Beautiful is a tragedy because the protagonist of the story (Guido) was killed by a German but his son (Joshua) and Wife (Dora) survived. The story was written in the 2nd World War where the Jews like Guido and Joshua were persecuted by Germans.

3. It could also be a comedy because the main character makes the audience laugh a lot because of the gestures of the characters are funny, weird, naive and light hearted. This can be found throughout the movie,

4. A villain is a evil man or woman who deliberately harm people or break the law to get what he or she wants. It is also known as the antagonist. A victim is a person who has suffered as a result of someone else's actions or beliefs, or as a result of unpleasant circumstances. The hero is the person who are greatly admired by good and great qualities, also saves the victim, finds solution to problems

Example of a Villain in Fiction: Darius Sayle (Stormbreaker-Antony Horowitz)
Example of a Villain in Real life: Julia Gillard (Financial villain-Carbon Tax)

Example of a Victim in Fiction (sometimes heroes): Nick and Tim Diamond (The Diamond brothers series-Antony Horowitz)
Example of a Victim in Real life: The young people that were killed in Utoya by a Norwegian person. Person who shot the people is called Brevik

Example of Hero in Fiction: The Five Gatekeeper Kids (Book of the Gatekeepers series-Antony Horowitz)
Example of a Hero in Real life: Cadel Evans (Tour de France 2010-Yellow Jersey Winner)

5. The Villains in Life is Beautiful: The Nazi Soldiers, capturing and exterminating Jews in gas chambers

The Victims in Life is Beautiful: The Jews: Captured by Germans and forced to work: Guido is also a victim.

The Heroes in Life is Beautiful: Guido, he has a kind heart for people especially his son and wife. He has a very positive spirit.

6. Villain: The lady Nazi Officer
role she plays in plot: She controls the female Jews and the German children
role she plays in history: One of the officers in the concentration camps in Germany and executioner of Jews in the Nazi party and persecuted the Jews ruthlessly
role she plays in audience: Fear, Hatred, Cruelty, Dark ages in history, makes audience hate the Germans
Hero: Guido
role he plays in plot: Heroic
role he plays in history: Victim of Xenophobia, racism, inequality.
role he plays in audience: Arouses a sense of sympathy, empathy and rage, makes the audience see the view of the Holocaust.























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