HST 230    Film: Schindler's List (1993)

Discussion Questions
1. How would you describe the character of Oskar Schindler?
2. Describe the German wartime economy.  What lengths did Schindler 
	have to go to in order to achieve his financial goals?
3. Do you think Oskar Schindler’s efforts to save Jews outweigh the 
	negative aspects of his character?
4. How would you describe the character of Amon Göth?
5. How do Oskar Schindler and Amon Göth treat women in the film? 
	How is this indicative of women’s position in Nazi society?  
6. Did Oskar Schindler do enough?  Could he have saved even more Jews?
7. What do you think that Steven Spielberg intended the girl in the red coat 
	to symbolize?
8. Be a film reviewer.  What did you think of the film as a work of art 
	and entertainment?