Zyklon B is a German pesticide, initially developed for industrial applications. Beginning in 1942, the Nazis used it to mass-murder Jewish people in the gas chambers of concentration camps.
Get the entire Schindler’s List LitChart as a printable PDF.
"My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." -Graham S.
The timeline below shows where the term Zyklon B appears in Schindler’s List. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4
...didn’t know that Madagascar would eventually be replaced by a much deadlier solution: the pesticide Zyklon B .
(full context)
Chapter 33
...Folke Bernadotte. After invading Russians excavated the Lublin camp, news of Germany gassing Jews with Zyklon B was suddenly published around the world. Himmler was secretly trying to make himself a successor...
(full context)
...murdered any Auschwitz prisoners by hand, preferring instead to rely on more clinical methods like Zyklon B gas. The story goes that it was Höss himself that Schindler had to negotiate with...
(full context)
Cite This Page
Choose citation style:
MLA
Gahr, Tim. "Schindler’s List Term: Zyklon B." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 14 Oct 2021. Web. 23 Apr 2025.
Combining the literary wisdom of LitCharts and the power of AI, I can answer your questions about Schindler’s List or any other title we cover, instantly.