Throughout the communist era in Central and Eastern Europe, but especially in the first half of that era, capitalism was considered 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 the Nazi labor camps, when put into practice it has some similarities with those camps. Of course, Borowski wrote this story while he was a member of the Communist Party, which suggests that his views on capitalism may be biased. Nonetheless, 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. In order to compare Nazi labor camps to capitalism, Borowski begins to discuss the structure of the camp. Borowski points out that the Nazis had a well-organized camp designed to be effective. “The teams are divided between those who will open and unload… and those who will be stationed near the wooden steps. They receive instructions on how to proceed most efficiently” (Borowski 15). However, not only are camp workers divided into different positions, but the type of work performed by Schutzstaffel (SS officers) and camp workers is different. This is a portrait of capitalist society because it was Henry Ford who developed the assembly line in 1913, who started the practice of ...... middle of paper ...after the war . This is mainly because he was pro-communist when he wrote this story. As such, it is unlikely that Borowski would compare communism to labor camps, but it is quite likely that he believes that capitalism and labor camps are similar. However, Borowski presents the similarities between labor camps and capitalist society in a negative light, probably because he 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 depicted relate to the way society is organized, which is one of the main complaints of the Communist Manifesto. Although there is no evidence that Borowski read The Communist Manifesto, much of the story is linked to what is presented there..