The so-called inherent evil of human nature is vividly expressed in this book. As the saying goes, "poor mountains and bad waters make troublesome people", and in a state of war, people will become a state of life and death. Distrust, abuse, exploitation, regard human life as a waste, even after hurting people and killing people, they will still feel at ease. The so-called "condemnation of conscience" that we usually see has disappeared in this state. This book is often dubbed "cult", but like other cult novels and movies, they reflect nothing more than humanity in its natural state. Most mainstream literature always wants to instill in us the idea that there are still many good people in the world. Such an approach is fine for building a civilized society, but it often makes us forget how terrible human nature can be. Looking back on history, what happened in Poland, many people can only remember the brutality of the German army, the thick smoke and corpses in the concentration camps, but they forget what the ordinary people did. It is easy for us to put the blame on a few prominent demons, but is it true that so many people who failed to resist or even helped the tyrants have no guilt at all?
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