Microhistoricism in Schindler’s List
Authors
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Department of English, Aditanar College of Arts and Science, Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu ,IN
C. Shola Fernando
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15613/hijrh/2016/v3i2/136506Keywords:
Historical Approach, Holocaust Literature, Microhistoricism, Reliving History.Abstract
Thomas Keneally is one of Australia's most prolific contemporary writers and an Australian Living Treasure. He is of Irish- Catholic descent and an ex-seminarian. He has contributed immensely to Australian literature and this paper makes a modest attempt to highlight his contribution towards history. Though he has written many novels with historical background, Schindler's List, his master piece, which brought him fame and name, snatches the top cadre in exhibiting the nuances of the War and its impact on the society, especially in the life of Oskar Schindler. Reminiscence of the past is something that we all treasure and it is an important concept of this present era, because, we are living in a world devoid of our fruits and significance of the past. We normally tend to forget our past or at times knowingly or unknowingly, we hardly take any measures to probe into the ischolar_mains of the past. In order to identify ourselves in this world of selfies, whatsapp and facebook, it is best to interpret the past, view the present through the eye-piece of scrutiny and observation for a better future. Though it is difficult to know what is in store for us, and understand who we are, it makes little sense at least to know what process we have undergone to be in our present status. This process of what we have undergone readily paves the way to discover and rediscover ourselves. Micro historicism is a term by which we come to understand the events that are taking place in a particular area or country. This paper analyses the sequence of events that took place during the War and what message it gives to the modern world.
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