Rudy's Mistake

Rudy Steiner was in trouble. It is ironic because for once he was in trouble for doing something right, instead of doing something wrong. Two men in suits had arrived, men from the Gestapo, Hitler's presonal police. They came for Rudy Steiner. Rudy had proven that he was smart, intelligent, and happened to be a good athlete. He unfortunately proved this skill to the wrong people. The Gestapo wanted him now, for a special school where they trained young German men to be the perfect soldiers fighting for Hitler's cause. The soldiers try to pass off the school as a perfect establishment, that Rudy will not be subjected to harsh conditions with commanding officers screaming in his face every minute of every day. Alex Steiner, Rudy's father, obviously thinks differently because he refuses to let the soldiers take Rudy. Rudy had listened to bits and pieces of the conversation, silently cursing to himself for doing well at the carnival. "Not to mention his athletic ability.'Damn it, why did he have to win all those races at the carnival?" (Zusak, 408). I have to agree with Alex Steiner on not subjecting any child or relative of mine to the atrocities they would have seen if they had gone to the school. The Nazi's were known for attempting strange experiments on Jewish prisoners to try and create a formula for a German supersoldier. I myself have never been in a situation where I have had to stand up for myself and then been published. I know that many people in history, many of them famous for it, that have stood up for what they believe, the most notable to me are Martin Luther King Jr, and Nelson Mandela.

Works Cited
Zusak,Markus. The Book Thief. New York, NY. Alfred A. Knoph. 2005.Print.