The purpose of this study was to analyze the narrative of Holocaust survivors to better understand how they feel the ideas of control, luck and faith impacted their survival. The method of research conducted was a qualitative, phenomological research design in which the participants responded to a series of interview questions. These interviews were conducted in the homes of the individuals and were under one hour in length, a total of ten Holocaust survivors participated in the study. The interviews focused on the way the participants felt the ideas of luck, faith and control impacted their ability to survive the trauma of the Holocaust. The results indicated that their trauma was so tremendous and illogical, that as a result they are in a constant state of internal dissonance. Their continuous reinterpretation of the unexplainable events suffered, validated why there was no pattern to the responses
