Analysis on Simon Wiesenthal's The Sunflower

Being raised in a Roman Catholic household, I can tell you when it comes to forgiveness I was taught to do the Christian thing. As hard is it might be, I should find it in my heart to forgive those who have hurt me, whether they ask for forgiveness or not. What I had never pondered is the chance that someone might ask me forgiveness for something wrong they have done to someone else. Do …

…SS soldier's graves. In my opinion the sunflowers are a connection of life to the dead soldiers. Even in death they are adorn with beauty, compared to millions of dead from the concentration camps who were thrown into mass graves. To Wiesenthal, these flowers are a reminder that mere men can be brainwashed to be mass murderers. And as long as there are people who live with hatred and prejudices, we let the sunflowers thrive.