![]() ![]() Nothing can be more effective, in this regard, than starving camp inmates to death, in the literal sense of this word. In turn, this objective is best achieved by means of forcing the victimized individuals to “turn off” the rational workings of their psyche and grow completely preoccupied with striving to satisfy their basic biological needs, as something that has the value of a thing-in-itself. The most easily identifiable theme in both novels is the deliberate dehumanization of people and its effects on how those affected by it tend to perceive the surrounding reality and react to different existential challenges. ![]() This paper will explore the validity of the above-suggested at length. The Nazi and Soviet leaders appear to have been well aware of it: something that explains the striking similarity between the themes and motifs in Night and A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Both novels effectively show that the representatives of the Homo Sapiens species are, in fact, nothing but “hairless primates”, biologically predetermined to cease acting humanely towards each other when it comes to ensuring their physical survival. ![]()
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