What Is Guido's Survival Of The Holocaust?

The Holocaust is one of the most horrifying things to have happened in the 20th century. About 11 million people died because of discrimination, this is not something to joke about. But the movie Life is Beautiful took a comedic perspective of the Holocaust; and casted comedic actor Roberto Benigni for the part of Guido, the main character of the film. Guido is an Italian Jew whose whole family was taken to a concentration camp. His son, Joshua, is with Guido the entirety of the film and is under the protection of Guido. Once all the children, except for Joshua, are murdered in a gas chamber, Guido must make an even larger effort to protect Joshua from death. So, he makes up a game with many rules for hiding and protecting Joshua; and this game results in Joshua’s survival of the Holocaust. Despite how deadly a situation is, survival is dependent on every effort to make living obtainable.
Upon their arrival at the concentration camp, Guido immediately declares some of the rules of this imaginary game. The goal is to get one thousand points and to stay hidden from any German who holds authority; and the prize is a real tank. Joshua is a young boy and is not aware of what was happening in the world around him, and Guido knew this. So once a soldier came to their bunk to explain the rules, Guido falsely translates the rules of the camp to explain the rules of the game for Joshua. Translating the rules convinced Joshua the camp really is a game and the tank really is the final prize. Making up the game spared Joshua from feeling scared and allowed him to somewhat enjoy his time at the camp, and Guido’s effort in the game resulted in Joshua surviving through the