HOW I MET MYSELF – THEMES & MORAL VALUES Themes

In the year 1941, Lithuania was invaded and many Jewish families fled from Lithuania. Margarets family didn't leave because her brother Alik was at a children's holiday camp. Margaret was never sent to a camp, she lived in the ghetto. Margaret's description of the ghetto years as “dreadful”. The people were forced to do hard labour and were deprived of their food.

There comes a time in life when perseverance shows one’s true potential. The story“Unbroken” written by Laura Hillenbrand shows legendary runner Louie Zamperini and showed how he truly represented that. Throughout this story it displays what the true meaning of perseverance; whether, it’s something as little as staying committed to track or fighting in World War Two and trying to fight for life even if there seems like there’s nothing to fight for. If someone is commited no matter the time or the difficulty that doesn’t just show perseverance, but it shows one’s true ability to fight for and try for something they want to accomplish.

Enduring and persevering through the snares of life is not always easy. Perseverance is not giving up despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. In the novel Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, the characters face troubles and difficult situations. Louie in particular does not give up although all hope seems lost. Louie exemplifies perseverance through his experience in Olympic running, in the army, and in the ocean.

In the 1940’s, the typical way to attain News is by radio, so it is a mistake if one takes the only news source he or she has lightly. In Night the Jews of Sighet perform this mistake by ignoring the change of power to Fascist. During the time Germany invaded Hungarian territory, Ellie and his family received terrifying news of how the Fascists are treating the Jews. The Budapest news reported this: “The Jews in Hungary are living in an atmosphere of fear and terror. There are anti-Semitic incidents every day, in the streets, in the trains. The fascists are attacking Jewish shops and synagogues. The situation is getting very serious” (Wiesel 7). Here and there, anxiety begins to stir up, but in a while, confidence begins to settle right back in. Accepting that their Hungarian brothers were being persecuted may have led the Jews to escape but they deny that anything of major significance could happen to them. An additional form of

The idea that perseverance is an essential human quality is displayed In the Novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King. King shows that perseverance is an essential human quality through a character named andy dufresne the main protagonists. Throughout the story Andy is faced with many difficult scenarios that the average man would never have to overcome but andy perseveres and triumphs over all that is thrown at him and is entitled as a shawshank legend in the end. King also shows how if one does not persevere they will fail this is shown through a character named Brooks Hatlen

In the historical fiction Fever 1793 by Laurie Hale’s Anderson, the main theme is perseverance.

Another piece of literature that shows perseverance is Temple Grandin. She had autism and at the time when she was born, they didn’t know much about the disability. So she grew up with problems

Perseverance is the only thing that will truly keep the world alive. If humans had given up instead of persevering America would not exist, tyranny would reign and slavery would still exist. Several characters throughout literary history, such as Odysseus from Homers’ Odyssey, and Louis Zamperini in Unbroken are the prime examples of perseverance, and they did it through personal strength and determination to not be broken. After all, it is better to persevere and live a hellish life than to relinquish that life in order to live more comfortably in the hands of those who seek to degrade the soul.

In early November, the Gamzers and their neighbors, the Holtzmans, were forced to share one room of a tiny too-room house in the city's north side. Two other families had to share the other room. All together they dug a secret tunnel that led to a hiding place, so the Nazis couldn't find them when there would be another aktzia. They used it several times, but after a while Luncias father realized it wouldn't be save for her, so he made arrangements that she could live with the non-Jewish Mrs. Szczygiel and her family. Living there, she was never allowed to go out or even go near to a window, always had to be hidden, cause hosting Jews means dead. Even after the family decided to not host her anymore, because they were afraid to lose their lifes, Mrs. Szczygiel tried to hide her in a wooden trunk. One day though, one of her daughter found her hiding in there and the truth was out. Actually this was the best thing that could've happened to Luncia, because a day after that Mrs. Zczygiel brought her to the Ojaks, the family that was hosting her

Isolation can force an individual to make irrational choices by clouding their sense of cogent judgement. In Ross Sinclair’s short story, “The Painted Door,” the characteristics forced onto an individual as a result of confinement are clearly shown. Living on a small farm, John and Ann are faced with winter weather that is almost impossible to travel in. When their closest neighbor is five miles away, it’s hard for them to live in such a world where communication is sparse. Forced to live in such a world of isolation, Steven, Ann and John’s judgement to make rash decisions is limited and has a substantial impact on the individuals internally.

In the spring of 1944, the Nazis occupy Hungary. Not long afterward, a series of increasingly repressive measures are passed, and the Jews of Eliezer’s town are forced into small ghettos within Sighet. Soon they are herded onto cattle cars, and a nightmarish journey ensues. After days and nights crammed into the car, exhausted and near starvation, the passengers arrive at Birkenau, the gateway to Auschwitz.

The most memorable genocide constructed abruptly by German Nazis left both Jewish and German-Jewish residents of Poland in a whirl of destruction. 1933 had been the year that changed the lives of billions, but one young lady by the name of Stefania (Fusia) Podgorska managed to save thirteen, including herself along with her young sister. Upon moving to Przemysl and working a steady job as a grocer, ghettos in Poland had begun to be invaded, and her mother and eldest brother were not too lucky. Podgorska’s family had been sent to Germany for forced labor, like the rest of the Jewish community in that vicinity. While still without question, going through a rough patch at the grocery store, oddly enough, she had also been relieved simply because

For the research on the “messengers of the Holocaust”, that I am now completing I am going back to Karski of 1940-1944, following him from Poland through London to Washington, D.C. I am following his path through the archival record: what he knew, what

Rainsford from “The most Dangerous Game”, was the most effective protagonist from all of this year’s stories. Rainsford is a hunter who fell of his ship and ended up on a dangerous remote island with a military general, the military general named Zaroff was a phycopath who liked to hunt men for sport. Rainsford ability to think quickly leads him to be a effective protagonist. The narrator says,” Rainsford knew he could do one of two things … an idea that held a wild chance to him.” Rainsford thinks about what to do next and decides on the best idea that will have the best outcome, he can solve tough problems quickly and effectively. Rainsford is good at being calm whenever something is thrown at him. Rainsford says,” I will not lose my nerve,

I think that my character and me share the trait of determination because; when I am training I am determined to finish and complete the drill well. Then in the book Peak, Peak did not give up when climbing to the Advanced Base Camp (A.B.C) or complain that much. Another example is when I was stuck on a really intense practice or challenge or workout …etc. I