That said, the Holocaust has become what one expert here called the "master narrative" for suffering, shaping discussions about every present conflict over genocide and human rights even as comparisons distort history and can serve the purposes of propaganda as often as the truth.
What is being missed, Lee and others have suggested, is a deep understanding of how the expectations and beliefs of the sufferer shape their suffering.
Fairfax is in poor financial shape, suffering from the industry-wide decline in print advertising.
In both movies Naruse seems to be moving toward the sense of resigned, suppressed suffering that would shape his masterpieces.
Aamer's legal team tells us he is in "terrible shape", suffering from serious physical ailments, some the result of violent punishments and forced feeding.
"They were in pretty bad shape suffering from malnutrition, lack of water and exposure," said Brian Bachman, a spokesman for the United States Embassy in Nassau.
Moffat was in bad physical shape, suffering the effects of decades of hardcore writing and drinking.
We're following the story of Offred and Ofglen and all these amazing characters who are suffering in some way, shape or form, but I think this is a story about how everyone is suffering.
Even towns like Lavallette and Seaside Park, where the houses are in better shape, are suffering from the perception problem.
It's instructive that the film doesn't mention that she also studied with the photographer Lisette Model, whose interest in everyday people, with their odd shapes and suffering faces, was an obvious influence.
