I don’t know if horrifies or fascinates is the correct term for how this event affects me, but the annihilation of the Jewish People during World War II is my version of the Roman Empire.
Whether it is stories of people on the inside, pilots, or even Nazi’s the idea of a superior race is absolutely looney in my mind.
I understand where the superiority complex comes from, however, choosing to display that superiority by attempting to eradicate an entire “race” from the face of the earth is not just a superiority complex.
This is a God complex and it is unbelievably dangerous for anyone in the path of that “God.”
This is so intriguing as well because it is so horrific and there have been so many books, both non-fiction and fiction written about it. It can be difficult to know where the fiction ends and the truth begins. I’d love to dig deeper and understand the truth behind some of the things that occurred, but I fear doing so would leave me feeling disturbed and doubting that humans can really be that unbelievably cruel.
Another event that has always been of interest to me is the sinking of the Titanic. Ironically, this is another superiority complex issue. However, this time it was displayed in a slightly different form. In that, the builders and ship-makers dubbed this an unsinkable ship, testing man’s ability against the unpredictability of nature.
This is most interesting to me in the fact that there were so many things that people didn’t consider before sending this ship out to sea, such as the life boats. This weighed against the sheer magnitude of people on board is like the ship builders were daring something horrendous to happen.
I know the prompt was to answer one event, but there are so many that I’ve always been fascinated by. The third, and last for today is the eruption of Vesuvius which covered the city of Pompeii in 13-20 feet of volcanic ash. This city can be visited, but it still largely preserved under layers of ash. This is one I’d l ove to see more books written about. It is so early in our human history, occuring at only 79 AD,
We may not have many more non-fiction books about it, but stories about the lives of these early roman citizens whose lives were affected is something I’d love to learn more about. Whether through fictional retelling or actual historical evidence. ** This is my obvious call to authors to create something in the era of Pompeii!**
Wander Girl 
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