Swing Kid Sociology

"Hitler Youth:Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow." 2005. Studysync: Reading & Writing Companion. Sonoma, CA: BookheadEd Learning, LLC, 2015. 397-99. Print.

He knows how to take care of himself, instead of relying on his parents. Moreover Peter

Recalling his devoted years to the Hitler Youth program, author Alfons Heck states “I have never once during the Hitler years thought of myself as anything but a decent, honorable young German, blessed with a glorious future” (206). This honesty conveyed by Heck elucidates the selfish ideals of those in the Hitler Youth, a theme apparent in the novel A Child of Hitler. Although Heck’s thoughts are self-conceited, they convey the opinions of those decieved by the Hitler Youth principles. As politically incorrect as these principles were, A Child of Hitler portrays them differently than other literature reporting on the subject. Through his descriptions of daily activities, Heck describes the pressure that children faced as Hitler Youth.

The main character, a young, German man named Peter Muller, was very traumatized by what the Nazi's and Gestapo (the terrorist political police of the Nazi regime founded by Hermann Göring, whose purpose was to persecute all political opponents of the Nazi regime) did to his father. Over the course of the movie, Peter went through a change; he saw his father in a new light, and realized what really mattered in the world around him. Peter's father was a violinist and professor at the university. He spoke out against the expulsion of the Jewish professors and the entire Nazi movement. Because of this, one night, in the middle of dinner, he was taken away by the Gestapo. He was brought back home

Peter got so angry. Brothers, though. Not enemies, not friends, but brothers-able to live in the same house” (Card 32). Before Ender left to battle school Peter was a type of person that got really angry and would fight a lot physically with Ender, just like a bully. This text shows and reveals Peters and Enders relationship they had with each other and how they were with each other. Ender reveals that Peter was a bully to him and was dangerous to him, however he loved him very much just like real brothers. In the text when Ender says, “brothers-able to live in the same house, it is kind of ironic because in the next chapter Graff comes and takes Ender away from his home and Peter to battle school. From this point on, this is where Peter’s character and attitude totally shifts into a strategic mindset and Peter becomes more independent, peaceful and unaggressive which was unusual coming from him. Valentine starts to notice this change in Peter and gets very skeptical on why he's become this person when Ender left. “Still, it was good. Peter never fought anymore. Never bullied. Got along well with everybody. It was a new Peter. Everyone believed it. Father and Mother said it, so often it made Valentine want to scream at them” (Card

Paul Bäumer is a German, young boy, who, together with his classmates, enlists for the army to fight in the Great War. Full of enthusiasm and adventurous thoughts, they arrive at the front, but then are faced with the horrific and soul-destroying war. One by one the classmates are fall in action…

The 1993 film, Swing Kids, followed the lives of teenage boys; Peter, Thomas, and Arvid, during the tragic time of WWII. Throughout the movie we can see examples of a government that takes total centralized control over every aspect of public and private life; this is known as Totalitarianism. In the film, totalitarianism is portrayed through the characteristics of censorship and propaganda, and total loyalty.

A German boy in the time of Concentration Camps in WWII, Heinz was a homosexual who knew to conceal his secret. Heinz knew that he would be killed if anyone found out about his lifestyle, and told no one about his secret besides his mother. However, the Nazis eventually discovered a picture of Heinz with his lover, and sent him to a Concentration Camp to be killed. These individuals being forced to conceal their lifestyles is, in a way, forcing them to conceal who they truly are. Keeping secrets from others, in a way, means that they have not fully come to terms with who they are.

In one scene, the jewish refugees capture a German scout,They crowd around him and eventually beat him to death.As one of the darker scenes in the movie, it shows revenge in one of its rawest forms. The main characters in the film, the Bielski brothers, fight against the nazis not only to survive, but to try and get back at the Nazi threat.

Peter is quiet and a shy boy. He has many duties chopping wood, fetching vegetables and potatoes from downstairs, and looking out for his cat. Anne thought he was boring and awkward. She later thought different and in up falling in love with him after she found him as a decent boy.

Friendship is a basic human need, especially for nine year old boys living their childhood. For Bruno who is lonely, bored out of his mind and could not find friends his age to play with and Shmuel a Jewish boy entrapped in a brutal concentration camp, their friendship is one of the only things that can spark a little happiness and lighten up their spirit. The boys meet in the least possible place – the periphery of Auschwitz concentration camp, where one is imprisoned and the other is the son of the Nazi commandant in charge. Although they are meant to see each other as enemies as a Jew and Nazi, there is no hatred between Bruno and Shmuel. They simply see each other as another kid to talk to out of the loneliness of Auschwitz. As the book

In June 28, 1940 a Norwegian freighter brought around 9,000,000 million dollars worth of gold there. Peter the main character is 12 years of age, he loves to sled and have fun. His father is President of a local Bank. The bank importunity has lots of gold. Mr Lundstrom is faced with how to transport the gold to America for safe keeping. When Peter tells his father that Uncle Victor is back in town from his adventure early, he leaves in a rush to discuss the issue of the gold and the Nazi's coming for it. All children older than 10 will be split up into groups of 9 and one in 10. They will sled the gold near the hidden location of Uncle Victors boat which then will be sailed to America. When the Germans come they start some of the Nazi's are

In the film swing kids, many ideologies affected the structure of society and took over the main course of the storyline. Nazism being one of them, loyalty played a significant part in the film. This film shows the story of 4 German boys, who are fascinated by swing dance, however, Nazism effects their affection for swing dancing and the loyalty they held for it and to each other starts to collapse as Nazism starts to consume their livelihood. At first, the characters, Peter, Thomas, and Arvid were committed to their friendship, by means doing anything for eachother. They were also committed to swing dancing, but later ended being committed to Nazism, which affected their friendship.

The air felt like death and the sky was gloomy. Hans and papa have both left for war. Hans Hubermann is a very tall man who walks upright, plays the accordion, and has silver eyes. Whereas my papa, Alex Steiner is a tailor man and a member of the Nazi party. But not because he hates Jews,

You are an eight-year-old boy forced to move with your family from your home in Berlin to the countryside because your father received a promotion as the head Nazi officer at a work camp. Without any friends, you sneak away during the day to explore the land behind your house and find what you understand to be a “farm.” It turns out to be a work camp where you meet another boy your age. You quickly become friends with the boy named Shmuel, who is forced to live in the work camp because he is Jewish. You do not understand the hatred towards the Jews during this time, and because of this, an unlikely friendship forms. Shmuel’s father disappears and you offer to come into the camp to help look for him. When searching in the barracks, things