The term Holocaust refers to the genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II. The narrator of "This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen" is a prisoner at the infamous Auschwitz, one of the death camps where the brutal killings were carried out. Around six million Jews died in the Holocaust, along with at least three million prisoners of other backgrounds. The Nazis organized this mass extermination with extreme efficiency; for example, by the end of the day that the story takes place, 15,000 people have been sent almost effortlessly to their deaths.
"This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen" is one of several of Borowski's Auschwitz stories and part of a larger genre of Holocaust literature. Writers such as Primo Levi and.....
This is a free excerpt of 135 words. This section contains 726 words. This
study guide contains 14,231 words (approx. 47 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Literature Guide with our This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen Access Pass.
