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A Comparison Of Amirah's Song And The Boy Who Fought Hitler

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“Amirah’s Song,” and “The Boy who Fought Hitler” are portrayed as very different stories but have a similar outline and theme. The story “Amirah’s song” written by Nora Raleigh Baskin is based around an immigrant from Syria named Amira that is a talented singer but is deathly afraid of singing in front of people. However, “The Boy who Fought Hitler” is based around a joyful Jewish teen named Ben that is forced to move into the Warsaw Ghetto and escapes only to join a partisan group in order to fight Hitler. Furthermore, I believe that the author’s theme is similar to this quote by Sean Hampton, “Victory is the child of preparation and determination.” I really think that this quote and theme represents how Ben and Amira achieved their goal. …show more content…

First of all on page 9 it states that, “Ben stayed in the Warsaw ghetto for two days, sneaking in and out to steal food for his family.” This clearly shows him working towards his goal and is so determined to accomplish it that he puts himself in harm's way by going back to the deadly ghetto in order to help out his family. Another example of the theme being shown is on page 9 when it says, “Ben was 24 years old when it was finally safe to come out of the forest. Little was left of the laughing boy who had once sprinted through the peaceful streets of Warsaw.” To conclude, this example can tell us that because of Ben’s determination through living in a forest and risking his life for the greater good, he achieved his goal and was able to escape the forest he once called

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