What is Humanity?

Humanity: What Does it Take?
It was for six years that one man faced senseless killings, going on with life under command instead of free thought.   World War II was one of the bloodiest wars to date, a time when it seemed as if nobody’s life was worth anything except perhaps the chance to end someone else’s. Some of the horrendous crimes committed against the human race that occurred over the course of this war are depicted in great detail in the books Night and The Diary of a Young Girl. These books tell the story of life the suppressed, Jewish citizens in a totalitarian, fascist political system from the first person point of view. They talk of life before and during the war and they tell stories of living in hiding and suffering in concentration camps.
In these books the humanity of the oppressors are shown and the humanity of the oppressed are put to the test.
Night by Elie Wiesel and The diary of a young girl by Anne Frank are two books that altered the view of the world and of humanity for so many. Both books are written by vulnerable teenagers experiencing the most heart wrenching hardship of all times, the Holocaust. Due to their young age they look at the world from a very unique perspective, so their account of the War is very different then that of others’. Not completely understanding what’s happening around them leaves the two young writers in a state of disarray and confusion. They question so many things that they held important in their lives; religion, family, and the humanity of others. Humanity comes from within, its how one thinks of another and the actions they take that are fueled by those thoughts. These actions are determined by one’s force from inside to be and to do good, and from forces that other’s have. For some it might take religion to achieve it, while many others can have it on their own. But what is really important is that it’s there.
The dictionary defines humanity as the quality of being humane, having kindness and...