How Does Schindler Change In Oskar Shindler

Throughout Schindler’s List by Steven Spielberg, Oskar Schindler’s character has changed drastically. At the beginning of World War II, Schindler was a womanizing, selfish and manipulative man. After seeing the process that he watched the Jews go through, he realizes the way the Nazis have treated them is unacceptable. Towards the end of the war Schindler has grown due to the experiences he has been through. These experiences have made him a decent, unselfish, and manipulative man. Schindler’s character gradually changes throughout the film as he experiences the war. Schindler is a womanizer but not soon after the middle of the film he starts to change and be more faithful to his wife, Emilie Schindler. At the beginning of the rise of his factory he has interviews to hire a secretary. He then hires all the women that have good looks but doesn't hire the one lady who could've done the job efficiently. Their beauty was the main concern for Schindler; he had sexual affairs with most of the hired secretaries while not thinking about his wife. Schindler is exceptionally selfish when he starts his business in Krakow. He is very dependent on Itzhak Stern’s accountant work for the business. Stern is accidently put on a train to Auschwitz and Schindler goes to save him. Schindler is so selfish that he says to Stern when he saves him, “Where would I be”, meaning that Schindler would have been nothing without Stern’s help. When saying that, Schindler goes without thinking about how Stern’s life would

As he experiences multiple harsh moments, Schindler becomes a decent, unselfish, and a positive manipulating man. Schindler once said, “War brings out the worst in people.”, but he proves his own statement wrong by himself becoming a better man. As Steven Spielberg directs Schindler’s List, he profusely provides us with great details of how Oskar Schindler’s character has