Holocaust Unit: Key Question and "Life is Beautiful"

1. What is a tragedy? A tragedy is something that goes horribly wrong and/or someone who dies and has a great effect on other people, a story. 
2. How is Life is Beautiful a tragedy? It is a tragedy because Guido dies trying to protect his son who we grow a powerful connection with. 
3. Could it also be a comedy? I believe that it could be a comedy because Guido makes a lot of funny comments and does many funny things that.
4. What is a villain? What is a hero? What is a victim? Give examples of each both from real life and from fiction. A villain who is the protagonists throughout a movie or book for e.g. Voldemort would be a fiction villain and Adolf Hitler would be a real life villain, a hero is someone who has courage and noble qualities for e.g. Harry Potter would be a fictional hero and Nelson Mandela is a real life hero and a victim is a person who is killed, harmed or injured thanks to a crime, accident or other events or action for e.g. Dobby would be a fictional victim and African Americans are real life victims.
5. Who are the villains, victims and heroes? The villains are the Nazis soldiers, the victims are the Jews and Joshua and the heroes are the Americans and Guido. 
6. What value do each of these characters play in the movie? What role do they play in the plot? What role do they play in connecting the movie to history? What role do they play in evoking a reaction from the audience? (List the important characters in the movie and label them as either villains or heroes. Then, in dot points, list the important role they play in regards to 76klplot, history, and to the audience.)  
7. Guido- Hero, Guido is the main character of the movie and is plays a major role within the story as he tries to keep his son enthusiastic and alive at the concentration camp. As this movie is based on a true story he plays a major role in the movie as he is Jewish and is placed in a concentration camp which are real life events. 
8. The Nazis- Villain, the Nazis' are the evil group of people who are the antagonists of the movie and kill many Jewish people including the hero, Guido. They play a major role within the movie as the Nazis are the cause for Guido's death and provide the main complication of the movie.
9. Joshua- Victim, Joshua is the complication of the movie and you feel a sympathy towards Joshua who has know recognition of what is happening.