During the Communist era in Central and Eastern Europe, but especially in the first half of that era, capitalism was seen as immoral and inhumane. Capitalism, as discussed by Karl Marx in the Communist Manifesto, was the cause of many social ills in society and needed to be overthrown (Marx 221-222). In “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen,” Tadeusz Borowski uses images and characters to compare and contrast the Nazi labor camp with capitalism. Although the ideology of capitalism is not as cruel as that of the Nazi labor camps, when put into practice it bears some similarities to these camps. Of course, Borowski wrote this story while a member of the Communist Party, which suggests that his opinion of capitalism may be distorted. However, in the discussion that follows, I will argue that Borowski's use of imagery in “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen” was intended to portray the structure, motivations, and social interactions within the camp as similar to those of capitalist society. .To compare Nazi labor camps to capitalism, Borowski begins to discuss the structure of the camp. Borowski points out that the Nazis have the camp well organized and designed for efficiency. “The crews are divided between those who will open and unload… and those who will be positioned at the wooden steps. They receive instructions on how to proceed in the most efficient way” (Borowski 15). However, not only are the camp workers divided into different positions from each other, but the type of work performed by the Schutzstaffel (SS officers) and the camp workers is different. This is a portrait of capitalist society because it was Henry Ford who developed the assembly line in 1913, which began the practice of… middle of paper… after the war. This is mainly due to the fact that he was pro-communist when he wrote this story. For this reason, Borowski is unlikely to compare communism to the labor camp, but he is very likely to believe that capitalism and labor camps are similar. However, Borowski portrays the similarities between labor camps and capitalist society in a negative light, which was most likely done because he may have wanted to promote communist ideas. Borowski compares capitalist society to labor camps through the interactions and images presented in the story. Much of the interactions that take place and the images described relate to the way society is organized, which is one of the main complaints contained in the Communist Manifesto. Although there is no evidence that Borowski read The Communist Manifesto, much of the story can be linked to what is presented in it.