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Mrs.Housepian/Mr.Conner
English2HPeriod2
8April2016

Theeffectsofwar
Throughmanytimesandexperienceswithwar,onescharacter,belief,and
characteristicscanchangeastheysufferthroughwar.WarssuchasWorldWarIIoranyother
war,createdadeepholeinthelifeofonewhoexperiencedit.
Exposuretothecrueltyofwar
resultsinthelossofinnocence,thelossoffaithandchoosingselfpreservationoverfamily.
Innocenceofoneislostastheysufferthroughthehardshipsandrealitiesofwar.

Anewsarticle

fromNewYorkinterviews
Mr.ShinwhofacedandfoughtthroughacampinNorthKoreaandthe
articlestates

Asayoungchild,hesawschoolmatesmaimedorevenkilledforminor

transgressionsandhelearnedtoobeythecampstotalitarianrules.(Maslin)
Inthecampshe
wentthrough,Mr.Shinexperiencedandsawsomebrutalandinsanesightsthatmighthave
completelyscarredhischildhoodatsuchayoungage.Asachild,manydonotknowthecruelty
andthehardshipsoflifeandwarbutmr.Shinlearnedthattehardwaybyexperiencingand
seeingthebrutalityhisfellowinmatessufferedthrough.

Similarlytotheprevioussource,
an
articlefromAustraliaexplainstheconditions,
life,andwhatitisliketobeinthecampofNorth
Korea.

NORTHKorea'sprisoncampsareaclosedoffworldofdeath,tortureandforcedlabour

wherebabiesarebornslaves,(postNorthKoreanWar)
Thisshowhowmuchbrutalitythe
peopleofthecampsfacedrightawayfromaveryyoungage.Itwastothepointwherethey
mighthavenothadanyinnocencetobeginwithandtheyarebornslaveswhichlosesachilds
innocencerightaway.

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Exposuretothecrueltyofwarresultsinthelossofinnocence,thelossoffaithand
choosingselfpreservationoverfamily
.

InWieselsmemoir
Night
,heistravelingtoBuchenwald
whenhewitnessesayoungboyandhisfatherarebattlingforapieceofbreadwhensuddenly
"Theoldmandiedamidthegeneralindifference.Hissonsearchedhim,tookthebread,and
begantodevourit"(Wiesel106).
Thedesperationoftheboygavehimadesireanddevotionto
retrievethebreadfromhisfather,Thatresulteddeathforhisfatherandforthesonhimself.The
outcomesofincidentssuchasthesedisplayhowmuchtheaffectsofcruelty,brutality,and
torturenegativelycausedtheJewstobecomeinhumaneaswell
.
Asaresultofthis
,

theJews
weresearchingforawaytogettheNazisbackforwhatalltheyhavedonetothem.
Revengepunishmentfortheinformedbeastswhohadslaughteredmillionsofinnocent
victims,wasnottobedenied(Unsdorfer151).
Thejewishhadfinallybeenrewardedfreedom
andwithoutanythoughtofthefreedomtheyhavereceived,theyimmediatelyheadedrevenge
againsttheNazis.Thepain,thehorror,andtorturethattheJewshadtosufferthroughoutthe
Holocausthaddevelopedthesenormal,kind,andfinehumanbeingsintosavages.

Thecrueltyof
warallowsthemtoquestiontheirownfaith.

Therealityofwarallowsmanytoquestionanddoubttheirfaithintheirreligious

belief.
WeiselquestionsafellowworkeraboutGod,andhestates,
IhavemorefaithinHitler
thaninanyoneelse.Healonehaskepthispromises,allhispromises,totheJewishpeople"
(Wiesel81).

ThetorturesandsufferingsthattheJewswentthroughhaveledthemtobelievethat
Godisnothelpingthem,andbecametothemthatHitlerisfarmoretrustworthy.Thefaithofthe

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Jewsseemedtodecreaseastheirprayersandwisheshavenotseemedtoworknorbecomeas
theywishsincetheactionsoftheNaziscontinuedandgotworse
.
LikemanyJews,ElieWiesel,
hadquestionedandgaveupontheirreligiousbeliefs.
AswellasJewslikeU.S.Unsdorfer,he
doubtedhisbeliefs,butcontinuedtocontinuetheirreligiousbeliefasUndorferstates:
Withina
fewweeksafterliberation,religion,whichhadseemedtodosolittleforus,wasnowchallenging
usandourloyaltiesyoucannotgaugeitsspiritualwealthandpower(Unsdorfer157).

After
Unsdorfersliberation,heheldabeliefthathisdeterminationandbeliefofhisreligionwasfaced
withabigobstacleuponhiminwhichheovercameandfought.Afterthatincident,hisfaithwas
restoredandbegantoloveGodmore.Byovercomingtheterriblesufferingshehadgone
through,Unsdorfershowsreadersthathisfaithtohisreligiousbeliefwasdistantatthetimebut
neverlefthim.Thelossofonesinnocenceisaffectedbythetruthandhardshipsofwar.

Warhasmanyeffectstoonesuchasthelossofinnocence,lossoffaith,andselfishness.
Theinnocenceofonethroughwarislostdramaticallyastheygothroughthehardshipsofwar.
Also,theirfaithisfacedwithachallengetokeeptrustingtrustingtheirgod.Eachpersonbegan
tocareforthemselvesandfightingfortheirownsurvivalwhichcausedthesavageactionsfrom
many.Inconclusion,theeffectsofwarcausesverynegativechangestoone.

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WorksCited

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TheNewYork
Times
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"NorthKoreaPrisonCamps'liketheHolocaust',SurvivorsWhoEscapedSay."NewsComAu.21
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Wiesel,Elie,andMarionWiesel.
Night
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Farrar,StrausandGiroux,2006.Print
Unsdorfer,S.B.
TheYellowStar
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