In German-occupied Poland during World War I, Oskar Schindler
spent millions to save 600 Jews from the death camps. In the 1993 film, Schindler’s List, the gradual
transformation of the luxuriant capitalist is evident as the film unfolds. At
the end, he comes to an emotional
realization as to the worth of money as compared with human lives. He realizes
that had he not spent so lavishly, he could have saved even more lives. He
realizes, in effect, his selfishness that had blinded him even to the obvious
severe suffering of the Jews around him. The story is thus not simply that of
greed giving way to compassion.
The full essay is at "Schindler's List."
