Analyzing Hans Hubermann's Guilt

During World War 2 the Führer advocated the killings of Jews. As a result, they were excluded from society particularly in Molching and Munich where the story is set. This is clarified in the novel through the character of Max, who must hide in the Hubermann’s house to avoid being sent to Dachau as he is Jewish. Max sleeps in Liesel’s bedroom at night before returning to the basement in the morning. Using the technique of metaphor in the line “The Jewish rat, back to his hole.” Zusak further validates this notion. The metaphor suggests that the Nazis viewed Jews as filthy disease-carrying rats who should be cleared from Germany. This is further evident as Zusak writes “He lived in the best part of Molching, high up in a villa which had been fumigated when the Jews were driven out.” Additionally, the metaphor shows the intensity of anti-Semitism at the time as Max being Jewish had to hide in a dirty basement to avoid death even though his father gave his life for Germany in WW1. This is an obvious example of the great extent to which racism is portrayed throughout the

Some people perceive kindness in different ways as what they might think seems nice, could be harmful to others. When Liesel tries to communicate with Max, she does not pause to think that such an action would put her and Max in danger. On page 513, the book narrates “He cried as the soldiers came and a small collection…Standing, he was whipped”. It was Max who was the one whipped by the soldiers because they saw Liesel hugging and talking to him. Max’s life was placed in danger because Liesel thought she was being kind by talking to him. It is understandable that she wanted to communicate with Max after a long time of not seeing him, but the manner in which she conveyed her emotions to him was too obvious to the soldiers watching. Had Rudy not been quick on his feet to go and help her, she would’ve been punished more for speaking with Max. In addition to the immediate damage done, other people who witnessed the situation would think that Liesel’s family was sympathetic to Jews, something not considered good at that time. The long term consequences of Liesel’s stubbornness to speak with Max set an even deeper impression to when Hans gave the bread to the Jews and therefore puts her and her family in more danger. This is another example of Liesel’s stubbornness, or perceived kindness, which place her and others’ lives in danger.

The piece I had chosen was named, “Guilt,” written by famed monologue author, Krystle Henninger. Altogether, including pauses, an introduction, expression of full emotions, and a hook, the piece ran a staggering ten minutes and eight pages in its entirety. Success in dramatic interpretations, or any piece of speech or theatrical monologue, is held within memorization. At first, the task of memorizing something ten minutes in length and expecting to remember it come competition time, was nearly impossible in my perspective. I was very intimidated by the length of the piece. After reading the piece over and over again, I began to develop a general idea of the course of events. In the beginning, I caught onto developed events, including

Because of Gene’s sense of judgement, he built up an alternate reality of a rivalry between him and his best friend, Finny.

To begin with, Erik makes the choice to begin calling Paul eclipse boy and spreads a rumor about how

The Holocaust becomes the center of this. Whether it be at his Hebrew school, where Jewish history shaped not only the curriculum they learn. But, also as a collective identity shared by a new and contemporary Jewish generation. While still being connected to the past. This is a struggle for Mark, who does not even identify himself as Jewish for most of the story, He is continuously challenged with where to place himself in this new world, as a second-generation immigrant to Toronto. For Mark, being a young Latvian Jew is not easy.

Jason: (What specific example?) [Dodson told me is not specific!] All they have mentioned is guilt by association, they make a statement and then mentions the amendment, how is that specific. Just because some high-ranking official says so, Can you point to anything in the amendment that in anyway hampers their ability to prosecute criminals? Anything specific in this article not just a statement.

It's his second kindness to the little Jewish girl. One worries about what will happen to him, too.

She reached down and picked them up, listening to the paper as it rippled in her early-morning hands… As she turned them, the pages were noisy, like static around the written story… There were the erased pages of Mein Kampf, gagging, suffocating under the paint as they turned.” (Zusak 237). When Max paints his story to Liesel she has that water in her roots growing her closer to Max as he opens his cells to let in light to help him

In Bonhoeffer’s “Guilt, Justification and Renewal,” he shares that our concern is the form of Christ and Christ Himself that was real, sentenced and made new (pg.110). He goes on to share to readers that when man’s apostasy is from Christ, he also has apostasy from his own essential nature at the same time (pg.110). Bonhoeffer believes that acknowledgement of guilt is true when someone sees the form of Christ and only from that form (pg.111). He goes on to share his view that one can recognize guilt because of the grace of Jesus and because Christ reaches out to save the person who is falling away and the place where this recognizing of guilt becomes real is the church (pg.111). Also, Bonhoeffer thinks that men take all of the guilt upon

This passage reminds me about a pen pal that I used to write to every month in grade five. However, when I was in grade seven, I lost contact with her as I didn't receive any letters back from her for over a year. Even though she stopped replying me since grade seven, I still continue to check my mailbox every day hoping to receive a letter from her one day just like what Liesel did in this passage. Also, for the first few months, I would always be worried about her and wonder what has happened to her. As a result, I had many sleepless

Max had it. All Max had to do was listen to Bigger and ask meaningful questions. He asked Bigger about his life, and Bigger opened up. We learn more about him through a stranger than we do through his family and friends. Max took the time to make sure he was listening to everything that was said.

Once it is discovered that Max needs the ability to warm up, the decision is made that he will spend his nights upstairs in the combination living room/bedroom otherwise occupied by Hans and Rosa. It is here that he is able to sit with the Hubermann’s and they learn more about

The article titled “ Is guilt good” examines the idea of guilt functioning in both positive and negative ways to affect the development of morality. The article relies on experiments to support that people who have guilt feelings either deterrents against their bad behaviors or remedy their mistakes. In the face experiment, the feeling of guilt and inhibited appearing together is a key detail that proves guilt acts negatively and discourages people from repeating their bad behaviors. Another important idea from the article is that, in face experiment, people who feel guilter attend to be more interested in reducing racial prejudice. The results demonstrates guilt can also encourage people to fix their past mistakes; therefore, they can reduce

Guilt. The string that binds a criminal to his grief, as thread fastens a button to an overcoat. As time goes on, the string can either lengthen, separating the criminal from his grief, or it can be pulled taut. Something has to give or the string will snap, resulting in obliteration. Either the criminal, or grief. Death or insanity. In Joe Keller's case, guilt drives him to a point of insanity, and he is ultimately 'forced' to commit suicide. Keller's greatest enemy in All My Sons by Arthur Miller is not an external being, but rather an internal demon. Keller struggles with the guilt of tricking his once loyal partner, Herbert Deever, into 'fixing' defective plane parts and then sending them to be used in the war. The cracked hoods of the