Topic > An Existential Hero: Oskar Schindler - 1707

Schindler first had a concrete situation, full of sin, money and "exploits with women [that] were the stuff of barroom legend" (Jewish Virtual Library). The situation changed with the occupation of Hitler and the Nazi party. This man enlightened by greed and lust transformed his situation into a hero, defining his existence (Sartre). The anti-Semitic behavior of the Nazis, characterized by hatred and lack of reason, was the change that occurred in Schindler's situation (Anti-Semite and Jew p. 19). Even if his concrete situation around him changed, Schindler went further and defined himself as a