Schindler's List

Is it possible to understand Amon Göth? Why do you think he is who he is? Is he a completely evil man - are there any? Is there a risk that many ordinary people would become like him if they get the power Göth had

Is it possible to understand Amon Göth? Why do you think he is who he is? Is he a completely evil man - are there any? Is there a risk that many ordinary people would become like him if they get the power Göth had?

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I think that Göth is a product of his upbringing. He was no doubt indoctrinated into the Hitler Youth and became a part of the Nazi machine. I think he had mental instability that fed off the hate he was taught to believe. He was obviously torn inside. There might have been some "good" inside him, but it was buried too deep.