Book Thief Upstander Quotes

If there was a fight, would you join in? Would you ignore the fight? Or would you help the victim? Whenever I am in trouble, I tend to refer to a quote my dad uses that is instilled in my brain: “Are you going to be part of the problem or part of the solution?” Implying that you are on either side of the situation with no in between, in the eyes of my dad, you're either “helping or hurting”. However in The Book Thief heroic deeds and traits shown by an upstander in crucial times were suffocated, buried under fear, power, and following an evil leader. Being an upstander is a beautiful act of courage, perspective, defiance, and nobility. I am lucky to have seen the rare moments to the comforting acts that resign great solace in my life and look

In contrast to being in a physical fight in WWII, a bountiful amount of people had mental battles, constantly having them teeter on the border of life and death whilst navigating the vast ocean with their haywire moral compass as the only source of guidance through a storm. The Book Thief illustrates the costs for being true to one's values; however, despite such consequences two characters named Hans and Rudy showed undying courage and good morals, staying calm in the eye of the storm whilst having a lot at stake. Hans Huberman- a man saved by a Jew, was

A huge moment that reflects why this theme leaves such a big impact on me was when I got really upset in elementary school and started crying uncontrollably from my partner criticizing me for something I was struggling with. However, despite the fact that I barely whispered more than three sentences a day, half my class stood up for me, which resonates deeply with me knowing that kids that young were able to define such strong traits within themselves to use, while other adults struggle to show an ounce of those characteristics. A lot of the time it is easier said than done when you see something wrong but don’t do anything about it. In elementary school, my judgment was often clouded and didn’t always lead to me making the right choices such as leaving my brothers in tears because I didn’t want to be with him one afternoon. I thought that if I would do it more often, it would toughen him up and he would avoid annoying me. But in this situation instead of standing up, or positively impacting the situation, it was I who created the toxic situation, and sometimes you need to really double check if you are, as my dad says, either ” helping or hurting”. The last of my prime examples is that every year I have to go with my younger brother to