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Holocaust: History and Film GENED 303 12/12/05 If I gave a poor man my lunch everyday in order to lose a few pounds, I might just be looking out for myself. Conversely, I might also be a saint. This is symbolic to Oskar's character because he uses the Jews to run a factory in order to make money for himself. Since trade is more valuable to the Jews in the ghetto, he does not have to pay them a dime or hire the Poles to do his work. Earlier on in the film, Oskar saves Stern's life when he gets him off the train heading for a concentration camp. Inhumanely, he yells to Stern, "What if I got ...