In life, it’s important to take chances, even if they are small ones. Even though this is important, many people are still not willing to take these chances. This could be because there might be a possibility that something could go wrong. Sometimes though, we could use more people who are willing to take more risks, even if they are only small because sometimes small things can make a huge difference. We need more people to realize that taking risks could pay off. This was what my main character, Peter, in “Snow Treasure”, by Marie Mcswigan, did. The theme was to take risks, they could pay off, even when things don’t work out as you may like at first. This is because things could change, just with a little bit of help.
In the beginning of the story, “Snow Treasure”, by Marie Mcswigan, the main character Peter doesn’t take many risks of tricking the Nazis, so they don’t pay off. This allows the Nazis to have more power over Peter and his family. Peter starts off the book by just playing in the snow with his
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The story shows that he learned this by him tricking the Nazis into thinking that Peter and his friends were just sledding while his risk was paying off by him secretly sneaking past the Nazis, smuggling gold in his sled. Peter led his group during his whole journey down the hill where he was sledding. This shows how he is a good leader and could help lead the group further in the story. This also proves how in the story “Snow Treasure”, by Marie Mcswigan, Peter began to take more risks by tricking the Nazis, and smuggling gold. This paid off because he was able to move 9 million dollars in gold from an open space where the Nazis could easily get to, to a much more hidden space at the bottom of a huge hill, underneath the snowmen he built on top of the gold with his