Ayush Tiwari Red Group May 31, 2023 Respond to Conflict Have you ever read a book in which the characters are put in a position of pure suffering? Would you want to know how they survive? In the book Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz, characters such as Yanek have to face many different conflicts all of which are responded to in different ways. The first conflict that happened was when Yanek faced a scary situation when an officer pounded on his family's door and his mother didn't open it. Yanek took charge and opened the door to protect his family from danger. A text from the book “ I hurried to the door and unlocked it, and a German officer and a Judenrat police officer pushed past me down the hall ” (20) he bravely confronted the German officer and Judenrat police officer who entered their home. This conflict shows how much Yanek cares for his family and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep them safe. I will solve conflicts like Yanek because he takes the matter into his own hands to save his family members. Yanek is a great role model of bravery and dedication to his family. He shows us how to handle conflicts with strength and care. …show more content…
Yanek's father did not escape because he wanted his family to be safe and not risk their lives. A text from the book “We’ll Survive,” my father told him. “Come to our pigeon coop and hide with us.” (30) This shows he was a careful man and didn't want to make any dangerous choices that could harm his family. I think that was the right decision as a wrong move could have put everyone's life in danger. Yanek's father chose to stay in the ghetto instead of running away because he cared more about his family's safety than his