Pianist blog #2

The experiences of Elie Wiesel ans Wladyslaw Szpilman are very different, and yet, the same. It must have been more difficult for Elie, considering that he was younger,  and that made him almost helpless. Szpilman was forcibly torn from his entire family, left with no anchors other than the few small ties he was able to make that he clung to for dear life. They were both left alone, like so many others were during this time period. They were both forced to relocate from their original homes. In essence, they both suffered much of the same discrimination, with little to no control over the situation. In contrast, while Elie simply survived, trying to create as few ripples in the water as possible, Szpilman actually attempted to fuel a resistance by providing weapons to rebels. This is incredibly courageous in my eyes, because he could have been tortured and eventually slaughtered like so many others. It makes sense that he would aid this kind of cause though, because Wladyslaw is a man with nothing left in life.