Max Vandenburg Jew Quotes

In the beginning of Part Eight, Rudy is examined for a “new class of physically and mentally advanced Germans. Max leaves Liesel’s house because Hans tried to help a Jew. They were scared that the Nazis would come to take Max away. Hans’s Nazi application is finally approved. This is kind of strange since it had been several years since he turned it in. He and

Due to the fact that in Germany, 1933, Hitler began to rise to power, persuading people to either follow him or fear him. His power began to strengthen, which caused Jewish Germans and non-Hitlerites to fret for what was to come. Since he thought that the ideal German had fair skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes, which did fit for the first main character introduce: Friedrich. Friedrich grew up in this environment and he and his father did not go along with Adolf Hitler's rule. Friedrich was not Jewish, but he had a rather l large birthmark on his check and had epilepsy as a baby. Elisabeth, his older sister who is in the League of German Girls, stated, “He was always a candidate with the birthmark alone. And now with epilepsy, it is certain.” (p. 100).Although he isn't Jewish, he is still discriminates against because he looks different. Also at school, the way Friedrich looked caused him to be bullied and transferred to homeschooling. Bullying has and still is causing millions of tragedies at schools worldwide. People are still looked at differently, because if the way they look, even though 84 years have

As we have discussed the penalties for harboring a jew was very high. Throughout the book distant members of the Hubermann family come into the picture which makes hiding Max quite a bit harder. Just like today politics are a gray area in family discussions. Politics have a habit of making perfectly peaceful conversations into, Angry gibberish being shouted all over the place. But during world war two political conversation could stir up a lot more than just angry words. For example, We meet Hans Junior and right from the get go we know that he is a member of the Nazi party and quite disgusted by his father's lack of support for the Nazi party. In Summary the whole conversation ends with Hans Junior disowning his father and never talking to him again. The Hubermanns and many other families during this time did not inform their family that they were harboring a “fugitive” and you can clearly see why. Max did not exist as far as the rest of the Hubermanns family was concerned. The Hubermann fell apart ,over a secret. Which only added more fear and more hate towards the Nazis. The Hubermanns had the mindset of “you can do what you want as long as you don't get caught” and it is perfectly displayed on page

Victor Frankenstien was a Outgoing and courageous man. Victor wanted to do what no person done before make a being come to alive from the dead. But victor dont realise Is when Professor Krempe told victor this was a horrible idea. But victor never listened and brought him back to life and Victor was terrified an ran.

First to go is Max Vandenburg and then her beloved Papa. Hans Hubermann did help a Jew, which started the downhill spiral of loved ones leaving. Liesel wanted to comfort her papa from his decision for, “she’s never seen a man so devastated,” but she also knew Max had to leave and she knew, “Hans Hubermann was to blame” (399). Yet another downfall in Liesel’s life, her treasured relationship with Max was torn away by the foolish actions of her papa. She wanted to forgive him, but she knew she could not. Max, the person that built Liesel up and believed in her words was gone. A flame of inner conflict arose in her body, she loves Hans dearly, but today he was not a remedy to the numbness. He was the cause. In a matter of time Hans knew he would also leave Liesel and that day did come. She begged him: “Don’t go, Papa. Please. First we lost Max. I can’t lose you too” (423). During this time period, the consequences for helping anyone of the Jewish faith is being sent to the battlefront or death. Liesel does not realize this now, but Hans being sent away is a much better fate than being sentenced to death. She needs him to stay. She can not take anymore loss right now. The most important people in her life have vanished and all she can do is wait and hope they will come back one day. More cracks are pushing towards the surface of her heart, and it is slowly breaking. The only saving grace is words. Sharing words with Frau Holtzapfel undoubtedly disguised the sadness and brought small amounts of bliss. In the beginning, reading to Frau Holtzapfel was a job, “Come to my place and read it to me,” she said to Liesel (387). Goods were exchanged for Liesel’s work, which was helpful for the Hubermanns, but after Hans left reading to Frau Holtzapfel was much more. Reading is no longer a chore, it is an escape. Daily readings created an unseen realm that takes her on journeys far away from Himmel

When Max moved into the Hubermann’s basement, it was a favor for the person that saved Hans’s life, “‘He saved my life’” (Zusak 179). This is where we need to understand the power of words and see that they are the difference between life and death. When Hans make this promise, not knowing that the power of his words was going to affect him in the future, it really was the difference between the life and death. Next, there was the situation with the bombing in Molching. When Death is collecting the souls in the Hubermann household, as said by Death, “But there was no Liesel in that house. Not for me, anyways” (Zusak 532). During this time, Liesel was writing her own book in the basement. The words were powerful, and in this lucky situation, they literally did save her life. Again, understanding that there is so much power within one person with words. They come from people and they are able to create amazing stories and say amazing things with them. It is amazing how powerful one book can be with all the words in it. By way of contrast, words still do have the power to ruin lives. During this time period, Hitler had so much power with his words. To further explain, “The words. Why did they have to exist? Without them, there wouldn’t be any of this. Without words, the Fuhrer was nothing. There would be no limping prisoners, no need for consolation or worldly tricks to make us feel better. What good were the words?”

As socrates said once “From the deepest desires often come the deepest hate”. The holocaust was a way that the Nazis saying thats revenge.Some people just see racism, prejudge, and antisemitism and don't do anything. Some people try and stand up for people and protect one another. Try and stand up for everyone in your community. The Nazis plotted their revenge for a long period of time. This was one of the most tragic events in all of the world and history

Date: Pg. #: Role: Quote: Response: 1/22/16 7 Bystander The Jews of Sighet “But people not only refused to believe his tales, they refused to listen... Others flatly said he had gone mad.”

He tries to stop him but in the end it results in Karl's family being thrown out of their apartment and with no place to go.the Sterns end up moving into the art gallery that Karl's father owns. Soon after they're move into the gallery, Karl's mentor Max is scheduled to have a rematch against Joe Louis. But this time Joe Louis beats and dominates Max in the first round. The Nazis become upset and no longer pay no attention to Max Schmeling because they find/think of him as a disgrace to Germany. After a Jewish in Poland killed a German Ambassador many of the German groups terrorize the part of the city that Karl and his family were living in. A group of Nazis broke into the Art Gallery and they stabbed Karl's father in the side. Karls mother takes his father to the hospital, leaving both Karl and his sister alone at home during an attack. So, Karl ends up calling his father business associate, The Countess and has him come pick up Karl and his sister and take them to his apartment in the German part of

He believed in equality, and Hitler wasn’t displaying that, as he discriminated Jews. If you were a Jew you were in danger, no body would want to be a Jew in 1939. Hans shows even through preposterous situations beauty can still be shown. Whilst in the Jew marching, Hans did the unthinkable. “ Handed a piece of magic” to Jew. What was he thinking? Why would he put his own life in danger just for Jews? Shouldn’t Hans be against Jew? The answer is , no. Hans wanted to help the Jews, in any possible way . This isn’t only what Hans did. Feeding a Jew bread was one thing, but Hans allowed Jew named Max Vandenberg to hide in his basement away from the Hitler. What was he thinking, he wasn’t only putting his life in danger, he was putting his family on the line, just for this one Jewish boy , who he doesn’t even know. Hans stated “ I would rather gamble on a a live jew” . That was a big risk for him, but he took it because he knew it was the right thing to do, as he didn’t want this boy to suffer. Even in absolute brutal situations, Hans admirable character shows beauty can still be displayed.

Schindler broke the law by treating the Jewish people better than the Nazi’s wanted them to

Hans gives humanity to someone stripped of their humanity when he gives bread to a jew, paints over graffiti, and hides Max. The Jews are being paraded through the town of Molching on

Stern serves as a constant reminder to Schindler of the people that he is taking advantage of. Stern also becomes a friend to Schindler through the movie, which is most clearly shown when they sit down and have a drink together after learning that the Plaslów camp was being closed down. Schindler’s friendship with Stern causes him to feel guiltier about the people that he is helping send to their deaths. Stern also serves as a medium through which the viewer can see Schindler’s progress. At the beginning Schindler is very cold and blunt to Stern making Stern uncomfortable and defiant, but as the story moves along, Stern begins to see the good in Schindler. It is clear that Schindler has become a good man at the end by the respect that Stern has for him. The fact that Stern drank with Schindler when the camp was closing down clearly shows that he respects Schindler, especially because he refused to drink with him at the beginning of the

Firstly, in The Book Thief, the dictation of Nazi Germany justified the acts of many, specifically when they were saving others. For instance, hiding a Jew in Germany in 1940 was considered a sin greater than it was good. As Hans said to Liesel, “If you tell anyone about that man up there, we will all be in big trouble.” (Zusak 203) This shows that saving another human life was prohibited, though that topic is a main idea in The Book Thief. Hans choosing to risk the life of himself and his family shows that he can overlook the stigma around Jews put in place by Hitler, and see that everyone is equal. He understands that in this situation, defying authority is justifiable, as he is saving a human life by doing so. Likewise, Liesel’s mother saved her daughter’s life by giving her up for foster care. “She wasn’t delivering her children to the higher echelons of Munich, but a foster home had apparently been found, and if nothing else, the new family could at least feed the girl and the boy a little better, and educate them properly.” (Zusak 21) The quote demonstrates that she was trying to turn over a new leaf for her children. As later described in the book, Liesel’s mother was a communist. By sending her away, Liesel’s mother protected her of what could have happened if their political beliefs caught up with them. She was defying authority by hiding a part of the population that Hitler wanted to take away, but she did it with the sole intention of saving her daughter’s life. All in all, situations such as refusing to choose sides and motherly sacrifices are examples of how, in The Book Thief the characters defy authority in justifiable

To begin, before the initiation of WW2, Hitler enforced extremely strict policies on the country of Germany. For instance, Hitler emphasized amongst the population, a clear divide between those who were Volksgenossen (pure German blood) and Gemeinshcaftsfremade (outsiders) (Adolf Hitler: Man and Monster). Visible distinctions were forced to be worn by the latter group such as the Star of David on those who were Jewish (Adolf Hitler: Man and Monster). The divide amongst the population was created mainly due to antisemitism which was extremely prevalent throughout the time. For example, Jewish people were blamed for Germany’s loss in WWI and in return, their businesses were boycotted, those who were lawyers got disbarred from practicing and their German citizenship was revoked (Adolf Hitler: Man and Monster). Additionally, police