A Father's Promise Summary

Culture incorporates many different aspects of life such as religion, food, language, ethnicity, and many more. All of these aspects influence the way a person lives and acts. Although culture provides a positive influence by bestowing self worth, it could also negatively affect someone’s life. Culture affects a person in many ways by creating internal and external conflict, which influences the way others view them and therefore affects their actions and how they feel about themselves.

The Soviet troops arrived in Mir, where Jack`s parents lived, and took control a few days after the invasion. The troops seemed friendly. The Russians chose not to acknowledge the “Jewish problem.” The Russian occupation was not too bad, especially when compared to the German occupation. In June 1941, Germany invaded the eastern part of Poland. They turned on their Russian allies who were caught by surprise by the Nazi Blitzkrieg and did not put up much of a fight. At the beginning of their occupation, the Nazi`s were secretive about their plans and actions. Then, “about two months after the initial occupation, the action against the Jews were intensified (page 40, Jack and Rochelle).” The Jews were instructed to give up all valuables and then pack. The Jews were headed for the ghetto, which “was located in the worst part of town (page 40, Jack and Rochelle).”

In the short story, A Fathers Story by Andre Debus, a man named Luke Ripley is challenged by a decision that effects himself, the people he loves, and his faith. The author, Dubus, uses what a man named Paul Fussell describes as "the literary-artistic-historical sensibility"

In the later 1930s, Ludviga (Nina) Pukas found a job in a town then called Proskurov as a maid with a mother, Frima Sternik, and her two children, ages four and one. She formed such a bond with a family that even after she started her own family, she continued to stay with and work for them. She lived with the family for a few years before the bulk of the war began. Then, on July 7, 1941, the Sternik’s had their house and all their possessions burned down to the ground by Germans (King).

Poland, not having the resources to fight the Nazis, lost Warsaw to Germany after a successful bombing of Warsaw. The bombing of the capital has proved to be one of the country’s lowest moments. Black Monday was the fateful day that has had the biggest impact on the city of Warsaw. As described by Colonel. Tadeusz Tomaszewski, “The bombing started around 7am, lasted for 10 terrible hours, hours like hell that no one who has not lived is not able itself to even approximately imagine.”

He hid one family, their family friend and a 16 year old girl in his cellar. The families names were Itzhak (the father), Sonya (the mother), and their sons Shelly and Michael, it does not say the family friends name, and the little girls name was Eva Halperin, she had lost her family in the killing that had happened in the ghetto they lived in which was called Zborov and the 16 year old girls name was Zipora stock.

By the summer of 1943, the German army was retreating to Poland. The city of Lublin fell, and Warsaw fell afterwards. Unfortunately, the Poles discovered that their “liberation” only meant that the Nazis were replaced by the Soviets.

of these actions, the Buczacz ghetto had been emptied by more than half. At this point the

Very soon after Warsaw surrendered, German troops came in and basically told them how to live. They shut down the schools, and took away their property. The Jewish people were forced to wear white armbands with a blue star of David, this helped with showing they were a Jew. Men here were forced into harsh, labor, work. On October 12, 1940 the Warsaw ghetto was oficially established. The purpose of the ghetto was to seperate the Jews from the rest of the civilization. They had walls 10 feet high to section off the Warsaw ghetto. This ghetto was about 1.3 square miles, with a population of 400,00 and around 7 people per house. “Children Starving to death.” says Czerinakow in his diary from 1942. (“Warsaw”) These ghettos were

In 1942 about 300,000 Jews were sent from Warsaw to Treblinka. Treblinka is a extermination camp When rumors a of mass murder in the killing center leaked back to the Warsaw ghetto, a surviving group of mostly young people formed a group called the Z.O.B. (from the Polish name, Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa, which means Jewish Fighting Organization). The Z.O.B., was led by 23-year-old Mordechai

The Nazi killed anyone who came in contact or helped the rebellion soldiers in any way and didn't contact the Nazi who was in charge of the camp/ghetto. A lot of people at Warsaw lied because they wanted to stay a live. But the Nazis most likely shot them if they thought they were lying or making stuff

In the previous scene, the Captain was discussing with Bertha concerning her future. They agreed that it would be best for her to move away from home to become a teacher. In this moment, it seems clear to the audience that that will be the case until this scene begins with Laura interrupting this conversation. Laura is against the idea of her child going to town to be educated. Despite their difference of opinion on the matter, Laura and the Captain want what’s best for their child, even if it’s for selfish reasons. They want both Bertha to share their values, but as a man of science and a religious woman, their values are antithetical.

September 1, 1939. Although it may seem an ordinary day to some, it is far from that. This is the date that German invasions of Poland began, with air and artillery attacks. On the 29th, German troops infiltrated Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Warsaw inhabited the second most Jews in the world, with 30% of the city’s population being Jews. Germans created Jewish councils who maintained order under German rule. Jews were forced to wear white armbands bearing a blue Star of David so as to separate themselves; their ordinary lives were torn apart as their schools were closed, their property was taken, they were forced to work, and Jewish organizations were shut down. A little over a year later, on October 12th, 1940, the Warsaw ghetto was formed,

The father’s hidden emotions and judgement of others leads to his dematerialization. The narrator’s father treats others very poorly and acts superior when compared to others in the story. To explain, the father states “They are born fools and they’ll die fools” (Carey 3). This quote is significant as the father goes against what he tells his son as people must show love to not be dematerialized. The father also works as a cartographer which would allow him to put into perspective how everyone must show love to others. The quote further explains the way that the father views himself as it is later revealed that he is infact a fool as he dies, which conclude that the father shields his emotions behind the words he states. By calling others fools the father takes the emphasis on being called a fool himself. The father does not realize he is a “fool” and believes everyone around him is. The father feels lonely which is attributed to the depressing thoughts he has. The people the father judges “feel lonely if your partner judges you regarding your thoughts, feelings, looks or actions. Judgement creates disconnection, and disconnection can be very lonely” (Paul 1). This quote is very important as it directly relates to how the narrator 's father behaves to others. The father is quick to judge others which relates to how he views himself. The father judges himself and is even in a depression because of the way he views himself. To explain, Similar to the buildings that are

      Laws were being implemented to force Jews from having a public life.  All Jews were even forced to sew a yellow star of David with "Juden" in the center of the star this was placed so that the Nazi's could easily identify the Jewish people. Quickly, Jews were soon not wanted at public schools, theaters, stores, and they were even banned from certain parts of Germany where, if they were seen they would be shot on the spot. Things became a whole lot worse for the Jews after World War II detonated in 1939 Germany gained full control over Poland. This is when the enslavement began. The Nazi's first target was to annihilate their main leaders and most powerful people. Once