“All of my family is happy and out of harm's way. They are living in Israel.” I didn’t know where this magical place called Israel was where people were happy, but I prayed there were safe and away from the war. Although I didn’t understand the reasons, I had heard Irmgard tell Mama, “I would leave Germany tomorrow, if I could, but my boyfriend is here and he wants me to be with him.” Weeks later on a cold rainy night, Irmgard came to the apartment crying and I think Mama said, “Well, silly girl, what did you expect. I knew it wouldn’t work out and now with the war, you cannot leave. What will you do?” The response was hushed, but both Mama and our friend looked worried. I liked taking walks with Irmgard and she held my hand tightly; …show more content…
We lived in Jena, about 135 miles away and had to take the train into the capital city to see him. Oh, she was so excited. Mama was obsessed to meet Adolph Hitler since she has participated in creating the perfect German generation with her willingness as a young girl to become impregnated. My brother Erich, of course, was considered one of the Führer's perfect children. The day Hitler arrived in his motorcade all the streets were lined ten deep with people. Mama elbowed her way to the front, dragging us behind, and said, "We must be close so the Führer can see you, Erich." Hundreds of smartly dressed police officers pushed back the crowds and finally we knew Adolph Hitler was coming because we could hear the cheers of the crowds from a …show more content…
The factories were in ruin and the air raid sirens screamed day and night as the "enemy" planes approached. Each time it happened Mama yelled, "Grab your satchel." Inside each little bag we packed supplies like food and a jar of water, and we'd run to cover in the cellar of our little apartment house. By the first sound of the siren, I always had my little bundle and was heading out the door, but Erich seemed to enjoy taking his time, worrying Mama. Sometimes when the bombing happened at night, Mama would have to carry Erich as he would insist, "I'm too sleepy to walk." The time came when the bombing was so constant that we hardly left the cellar and it was about then we heard on the little radio: "The Allies—the Americans and the English enemies will be destroying every city in Germany." The propaganda continued about how the Nazi were winning the war and that all the citizens had to be brave and make sacrifices to the Führer. We already were living in a city partially destroyed and where there was little food. Mama and Irmgard often whispered, "How will we survive if we have no
Minerva sighed her placement in the tournament bracket was not ideal, as she had to wait to fight she wanted to be one the first fights but alas, she realized it too late, Sin had kept her far too long in bed. The thought was agonizing when she saw the name, Wolf? "Who is that?" ".I can’t remember...what does he look like?" She closed her eyes, expanded her con-sciousness as she surveyed the empire looking for Wolf, if he was an extremely powerful fighter he would have a bright aura, instead all she finds is darkness, she cannot seem to find him, anywhere in the empire. "Are you that, wolf, have you returned to me? After all these years."
With the power of words, that causes the destruction of Germany and the world, Liesel’s uses that same power to deal with the terror of death that looms over them, allowing her to give power and hope, to those that need it, especially in the midst of the chaos of World War II. Where the German forces were deteriorating, and the Allies only grew stronger with each bomb that they drop, Liesel and her neighbors hide within one of the basements, in attempt to survive the onslaught of attacks, fearfully and anxious. The only things that were with them was each other, and their most precious items, and for Liesel, it was her books. All they could do was wait for sirens, and because of this uncertainty, Liesel took it upon herself to ease her distress.
“That sounds fine with us,” everyone said in unison. For the next few months the two families would stay here, hiding from the Nazis, and hoping that they would not get caught. As the war waged on, the conditions of the attic became worse. Mrs. Johnson became very ill, and due to this, they needed supplies in order to keep her stable, which was difficult
Campbell describes in detail each stage of the archetypal Hero's Journey, reiterating at several points that the archetype has both a clear basis and a clear echo in the actual living existence of each human being. These spiritual echoes are awakened by metaphor, the various uses of which Campbell also describes in detail. The ultimate purpose of both myth and metaphor, Campbell maintains, is to awaken in each individual human being an awareness of the spiritual aspect of life. This awakening, Campbell maintains, is the first step in the necessary journey away from resistance to the various inevitable physical and spiritual truths associated with being human (i.e., death and suffering) and toward an embracing of them as part of the universal
A group of friends were walking in the woods in the dark so they couldn’t see anything, then they found a place to rest at. They fell asleep and something wake them up, so they took off running in different places, then one of them screamed really loud so the others took off toward the scream. One of them got over there and he seen something walking around him so he grabbed his friend and they run to somewhere that they thought they were safe but they saw the monster walking toward them so they held their breathe so it couldn’t heard them or see.
“A lorry drew up at the pit and delivered its load - little children. Babies! Yes, I saw it with my own eyes… those children in the flames.” (Elie Wiesel, 24) This memoir, told by Elie Wiesel in his book “Night” and published in 1956, describes his experiences surviving the Holocaust. He and his father are forced to endure extremely traumatic experiences. Throughout “Night”, there are moments that are incredibly powerful. These moments are powerful because it really shows how horrible the Holocaust was, and the terrors not only Elie went through, but that almost all Jewish people experienced.
The rest of the day passed by, Jayde showed her around and sat with her at lunch. So her worries of a disgusting bathroom disease or being a loner had been for nothing. Jayde, wow, she seemed so quiet but once she started talking she never shut up. She was so bubbly and unbelievably sweet, happy and carefree. It was hard not to be dragged into Jaydes mood, she was like a mirror, and she reflected everything she felt onto you.
“I am going to live. Mama and Papa are going to live. I am going to live to be with them. And if… if it happens to them-I am going to live for revenge,” (96). Gerda’s hope to see her family again was so strong that it was a major factor throughout her life during Hitler’s power. This hope gave Gerda the strength to continue through many hardships. “The first possibility that ran through my mind would be to go home. Perhaps Papa and Mama, perhaps Arthur… but I knew they would not be there,” (222).
“How much farther?” Tom shouted impatiently as he folded his arms and sank back into his seat.
It was taking a long time to find the right address because the GPS had taken us to the wrong house. We pulled into the driveway and typed it in again. Mom was so tired that she kept dozing off as well, so Callie was in charge of keeping her awake. Every time she’d tap on her shoulder, Mom would say something along the lines of, “I know, I know! We are almost there.” It was around one in the morning when we arrived at grandpa’s house.
Sam was walking home from the Morrisville Market with a full bag of groceries. The sun was hot and no clouds were in sight. He smelled the fresh bread being baked in the shops. He felt like nothing could go wrong, and oh how wrong he was about that. The sidewalk was cracked right in front of Lana’s Diner glowed an odd red light. “What the……AHHHHHH!” When a garbage truck pulled up the garbage man found Sam lying face down on the sidewalk with a \
It was the day before it all happened, everyone knew that people were coming to fight and take all the men, in the refugee to go fight against us, we didn’t know what to do with my father. Once my father came back home we were so sad because we didn’t want our dad to leave us, so we were planning to hide my father, Aunt Betsy was telling us kids to go in the room because, my parents had to talk. So me (Sally) and my little 5 year old brother. My little brother (Michael) all he talked about was being a warrior which I didn’t like because, we were going to be a in a war, but I didn't mind because I knew he was little and really didn’t know what he wanted to be.
At this point, Mia continues to follow the hero’s journey into the stage initiation. The initiation has more stages than any other part of the hero’s journey. Instead of facing challenges and trials, Mia begins with a mentor. Her mentor is her grandmother, Queen Clarisse. She teaches her all the things she needs to know about the royal world. Clarisse gives her a full makeover and excuses her for all her absences. Going into challenges and trials, Mia is faced with losing her best friend. She has the chance to become popular and fit in with everyone else but, she has to overcome the fame and all the attention. Leading into temptation she accepts an invitation to Josh Bryant’s beach party, who is the most popular boy in school and it was a dream
One night Bob was walking with his friends. They all said let’s go into this walkway and see whats behind there. Bob said no but then the friends started walking. So Bob went with because he didn't want to be left in the dark. So Bob went into the walkway. Bob couldn't find his friends Bob yelled and yelled but no one replied. So Bob kept on walking he heard something he stopped. Bob stepped on a branch but it wasn't broken. Bob looked he thought he found a pair of glowing eyes. Bob wanted to turn around but he couldn't see the path. He tripped Bob found one of his friends dead in the path. He thought “someone must have killed him and if not then something”. So bob kept on walking he heard something moving. Bob stopped he looked and he tripped and he looked
Hunger Games, Star Wars, and A Wrinkle in Time are all alike and different in their approaches to the Hero’s Journey. The three sections of the Hero’s Journey that are going to be focused on are, the “Mentor Helper” section, the “Call to Adventure” section, and the “Test/Allies/Enemies” section.