Bravery And Courage In Lois Lowry's Number The Stars

The article ‘Teens against Hitler ', by Lauren Tarshis, Describes the hardships and courageous acts of Ben Kamm, a Jewish ‘Partisan’ or fighter against Adolf Hitler during the Holocaust, and all Jews who faced the challenges during that tragic time. The Jewish only wanted a normal life, but German leader, Adolf Hitler, wanted to make sure all Jew would perish. So, they began piling Jews into concentration camps to kill them, Hitler would work them to death, starve them, and even murder them in gas chambers. Then, The ‘Partisans’ began to fight against Hitler and his army. This act of courage, despite the challenges and risks they faced, help many Jews survive the most horrific event in history, The Holocaust.

The main theme of this story was to show the miraculous and courageous struggle of one loving and devoted family, who put their own lives at stake to protect the lives of many others. Every night, before they were placed in the concentration camp, the tiny family of three read a scripture from the Bible. While in the “hell”, they prayed that God would forgive the retched and brutal souls of the Nazi guards who beat and killed many people. They put their Christian beliefs above all else. It was more important to them that they gave up their lives to rescue others because it was the Christian thing to do

“For the dead and the living we must bear witness”(Elie Wiesel). The book “Night” was published in 1956, by Elie Wiesel. He talks about the Holocaust and how he survived it and what the conservation camp was like and how he was treated. Throughout “night” one of the major themes was the idea of small acts of kindness. These moments in the story are important because they show what a huge difference one person can make.

One can tell that in the midst of the inhuman action of the prisoners freezing to death, Elie Wiesel’s dignified father helps cheer on Meir to keep going. Therefore, no matter what the conditions, one individual can grant dignity in the hearts of the perishable jews, to continue to fight for

Annemarie is really brave, she stood up to the German soldiers that stopped her in the woods when she was taking the package to Uncle Henrick. “I will take it” she said, “I know the way, and it’s almost light now. I can run like the wind.” This quote shows that she’s brave; she knows she will probably get stopped by the German soldiers, but she takes it anyway. She knows that the package is really important to Uncle Henrick.

As the war dwindled down, the Bilecki family lingered to their Polish home. Though they were rich in heart, the friction between the slips of tinted cash and the jangling of the metal coins were the only sound that seemed to be worth hearing. Sadly, for them there was a lack of it. The Jews that they saved acted as their guardian angel, as the Bilecki clan did for them. From all around the world, across the sea, the Jews kept them from malnutrition and naked chills. It wasn’t until 1998 that the secret of the Bilecki kindness was unveiled. Not only did they get the recognition they deserve, the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous had planned an infinitesimal surprise. Waiting, as the sounds of aircrafts roared, stood five of the survivors the Bilecki family had guided to asylum. The vulnerability of the raw moment was exposed as they shared their tears. The applause throbbed emphatically like the robust flapping of an angel’s wings. Their life saving feat did not go unacknowledged by the Righteous Among the Nations. Their unselfish deeds of valor and grace set themselves into being heroes.

Joel Wade states, “Live with courage and integrity in your everyday life...stand up boldly and unequivocally...and set the example for others to follow.” If you are courageous during conflict, it might cause others to have courage in their conflicts as well. People tend to follow the examples of those around them, so if one person is doing something other tend to copy. And not only does this have to do with the people around someone going through a conflict, but also the person on the other side of the disagreement. As mentioned earlier, Anne Frank, in her horrible situation, still doesn’t show her fear. She keeps a cheerful disposition and doesn’t act scared, and that definitely helps the attitudes of those around her (Frank 374). She doesn’t act half as scared as she should be, with the threat of her whole family being separated and killed. Back to Sophie Scholl, the girl who stood up for what she believed in despite the consequences. An article describing her and her group says, “The leaflet caused a tremendous stir among the student body. It was the first time that internal dissent against the Nazi regime had surfaced in Germany...Students at the University of Hamburg began copying and distributing them”(Hornberger). Sophie and her group, The White Rose, were the first to publically denounce the Nazis, and their bravery and courage led other people to join in the revolt and express

Throughout the novel the Narrator often shows compassion towards others – in his actions – eg. letting the German soldier grieve for his dead brother letting him take ‘a few letters and papers from his brother’s pockets’ and imagines how their mother would feel. He then helps the Germans to safety behind the lines & asks that ‘the prisoners be treated nicely.’

A survivor of the Holocaust, Morris Price, he worked in a concentration camp for nine months. He was separated from his family only at the age for fourteen. Morris was starved and beaten in the concentration camp while working long hours for seven days a week. Morris was all alone and on some days he wanted to give up and stop fighting. But Morris has a strong-will, he believed that if he held on a little more, things will get better. Morris was one of the people who displayed unbelievable human courage in the face of unbelievable human cruelty. At the brink of giving up, Morris held on and fought through the pain, to find his sisters that were hiding from the Nazi’s Party. After nine

Growing up in a wartime environment affects the identities, confidence and adolescence process for many people. In the books, The Diary of A Young Girl, Farewell to Manzanar, and Night, World War II accelerates Anne’s, Jeanne’s and Elie’s precious maturity and coming of age process. World War II, the Nazis and their identity of being Jewish forces Anne and Elie to grow up and mature much sooner than expected. For Jeanne Wakatsuki, World War II have a negative impact on Jeanne’s confidence and she starts to lose respect towards her Japanese heritage. All three of them are struggling to find out who they truly are. Anne Frank, Jeanne Wakatsuki and Elie Wiesel all are greatly affected by the war, but in different milieus and in

For example, Gillespien talks about Ann Frank, a girl that spent the first part of the war isolated and in hiding. Later on, she was caught and died in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in March of 1945. During her time in isolation and fear of the terror ranging around her, Ann Frank wrote that “despite everything, I still believe that people are good at hart” (Gillespien 2). This just comes to show that as human beings no matter the situation we try to hold on to and place our belief in the naturally good instincts of human

They are doing the most unimaginable and dangerous thing non-Jewish people could do during the war, helping the Jewish to escape. The

The theme that I will be focusing on is: Fear is not uncommon and it affects many, whether it is their choice or not. Anne Frank was an ordinary Jewish girl living in Holland and going to school with her friends. But one day, Anne and her family are forced to go into hiding from the Nazi’s. They lived in fear that their house would either be bombed or that they would be found and taken to a concentration camp. Most of the entries that Anne Frank kept in her diary indicated she was either in distress or fright.

Different characters in the novel portray this idea, but the soldiers Isabelle rescues portray this perfectly. Instead of being furious and downtrodden because of their horrible circumstances, they are extremely grateful and happy to be getting the chance to escape their enemy’s territory. Most having crash landed in France, the organization Isabelle fights with finds them before the Nazis do, and helps them get to freedom. The soldiers demonstrate that their struggles do not have to hinder their future and their desire to liberate those under the cruel oppression of the Nazis. The soldiers’ attitudes have exemplified to me that whatever I go through, no matter how difficult it may be, it does not have to define my life.

In Number The Stars by Lois Lowry, there are many examples of themes. Narrowing it down to one main theme, I chose bravery. Bravery is taking a risk. Bravery is not thinking about the consequences. Bravery is doing what needs to be done even when you aren’t told to do so in order to show loyalty, compassion, and friendship.