THE HOLOCAUST TRAGEDY THROUGH KENEALLY’S LENS: THE INTERSECTION OF HISTORY AND FICTION
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The article analyses how Thomas Keneally’s Schindler’s Ark depicts the Holocaust by integrating historically validated facts with literary storytelling strategies. The research employs meticulous textual analysis, comparative historical scrutiny, and theoretical interpretation to explore the interplay between fiction and history in the novel. Research indicates that Keneally heavily depends on victim accounts and archive materials, ensuring the narrative's historical fidelity while offering emotional resonance, psychological depth, and moral intricacy. The novel personalises Holocaust victims, exposes the internal struggles of perpetrators and rescuers, and illustrates how literary representation may aid in preserving Holocaust remembrance. This study finds that ethically crafted historical fiction can enhance factual historiography by transforming recorded events into significant human experiences.
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