what is sophie's choice about

"Sophie's Choice" is about the traumatic and complex relationships among three people living in Brooklyn after World War II: Stingo, a young aspiring writer; Sophie, a Polish Holocaust survivor; and Nathan, a mentally unstable Jewish man obsessed with the Holocaust. Sophie carries a deep emotional scar from her past during the war, particularly a harrowing moment when, upon arriving at the Auschwitz concentration camp, she was forced by a Nazi officer to choose which of her two children—her son or her daughter—would be sent to the gas chamber to die immediately. Sophie chose to sacrifice her daughter to save her son, a decision that haunts her with guilt and sorrow. The story explores themes of trauma, survival, love, and the struggle with unbearable guilt. It culminates tragically with Sophie and Nathan's joint suicide, leaving Stingo to reflect on their lives and stories.