Incident at Vichy, by Arthur Miller, takes place in 1942 France. The play consists of dialogue between the characters, eight men and a boy, while they await an unknown fate in the detention room of a Vichy police station. Not only does the play tell of the horrors of the Holocaust through rumors that the men exchange, but it also deals with major themes of guilt, self-sacrifice, and honor. Through characters with different beliefs, attitudes, and …
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…it seems as though an individual cannot make a difference and does not matter, they can make a great difference for another person. It is necessary for people to make sacrifices in order to win. Honor is something that can be lost easily and replaced with guilt, which in Von Berg's case would be worse than dying. Incident at Vichy was about much more than the Holocaust, it was about life changing decisions and sacrifices.