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In almost every horror movie you see, when the monster rears its ugly head, someone screams. During the Holocaust if a Nazi came near you and you screamed, you would be shot on sight. Even the slightest sound could mean death for a rescuer. If they breathed too heavily, if they shook too much, if their whisper was a bit too loud, they would die. What some rescuers did was detach themselves from their emotions. They knew that if they showed any signs of abnormality, there was a risk they would be caught. After so many months of death and carnage, death becomes an everyday thing. It was easier to cope in some situations, with no emotions at all. Rescuers who have blocked off their emotions tend to talk bluntly when retelling their story to others. Alexander Roslan, a rescuer, decided to trade his emotions for his sanity during the Holocaust.