5. Reb Hirschl – Reb Hirschl was a Jewish man whom played the clarinet. He had been put in Lubliner ghetto, but escaped into the city and then into the wilderness. When he escaped, he had been drunk and saw that there were no guards at the front gate and went for it, successfully escaping the city. Soon after, he fell out of tree and met Anna. She wanted him to play his clarinet, but his only reed was cracked so instead he hummed the music. Reb Hirschl was one to laugh often, unlike the Swallow Man, which caused Anna to fall in love with him. The Swallow Man took Anna away from Reb Hirschl, but later that night, Anna tried to find him again. The Swallow Man found her and brought her back to the camp, but afterwards he went out to find Reb Hirschl
Pink, White, and Gold Beaded Baby Shoe – The shoe that the Swallow Man carried around with him represented his daughter, Greta. The Swallow Man “worried constantly that the tiny beads of pink and white and gold were falling off with each jostling step of his constant motion through the world, though in truth it was usually the unwrapping of the thing to check the damage that pulled them loose” (59). He was always worried about the shoe because it belonged to Greta. Since she was no longer with him, he held onto the shoe as a way to remember her. That is why the shoe represents Greta within the book. It Greta’s last possession and therefore, is the embodiment of her to the Swallow
Bear – Bears were the name the Swallow Man gave to the Soviet soldiers. The Swallow Man says, “The Bears do not think of themselves as a pack. Bears are solitary animals. They think of themselves as one gargantuan Bear that spans half the globe” (67). The Soviet Union was a very large place, taking up the largest country, Russia, along with other countries surrounding it. That is why the Bears are considered to be one big Bear. All together, they form one large nation that spans much of the globe. Bears consider not what others are, but what they are doing. A Soviet soldier is supposed to work hard at their job and say they are proud to be a part of the Soviet Union (67). That is why the Swallow Man states that it is easier to imitate a Bear than a Wolf. If a person works hard and proclaims to be proud, then they can be considered as part of the big
...He is still anchored to his past and transmits the message that one makes their own choices and should be satisfied with their lives. Moreover, the story shows that one should not be extremely rigid and refuse to change their beliefs and that people should be willing to adapt to new customs in order to prevent isolation. Lastly, reader is able to understand that sacrifice is an important part of life and that nothing can be achieved without it. Boats are often used as symbols to represent a journey through life, and like a captain of a boat which is setting sail, the narrator feels that his journey is only just beginning and realizes that everyone is in charge of their own life. Despite the wind that can sometimes blow feverishly and the waves that may slow the journey, the boat should not change its course and is ultimately responsible for completing its voyage.
the wolves were capable of. In his group he finds a monogamous pair who are
Westermann, Edward B. The Limits of Soviet Airpower: The Bear versus the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, 1979-1989. Maxwell Air Force Base: Air University, 1997.
The Soviet Union and the United States served as Allies during World War II. At the end of the war however each side wanted to deal with the aftermath differently. The United States was in favor of a peaceful and cooperative relationship with Germany and their Allies. The Soviet Union wanted revenge on the crimes and atrocities that were committed against them. The United States wanted to push democracy in Eastern Europe yet the Soviets countered this by saying the United States was hypocritical, since at that time the United States supported the Latin countries that were governed by dictatorships. The Soviets were under the impression that this was an effort to boost the UNITED STATES economy.
One of the most destructive and arrogant persons in history was Adolf Hitler. The destruction that he and his regime brought on humanity has seldom seen its equal. In reality the Holocaust was a terrible horror, but in Hitler’s mind it was merely a brushstroke in the masterpiece that he believed he was creating. Hitler believed that the Aryan race was superior to all others and that it was only natural, and not cruel, that the higher would show no humanity toward the lower (296). This prejudiced belief predominated Hitler’s thinking. In his essay, On Nation and Race, his assumption that Aryans are superior to all others creates a type of logical fallacy called “Begging the Question” (Rottenberg 291).
He brings two parties to the forefront of his argument; those who are inclusive, and pluralistic in their interpretation of the Cold War, and those who believe an inclusive interpretation detracts from the history and morphs the Cold War into an abstract idea rather than an event which lasted approximately forty years. Proponents of a more broad interpretation of the Cold War believe that historians will inevitably end up creating an argument which envelopes a wide range of global and international history than they were initially expecting. The former argument suggests that by creating such a diverse definition of the Cold War, it becomes difficult to draw a line and determine what the Cold War actually significantly contributed to. Romero interprets the Cold War through a pluralistic viewpoint, using Odd Arne Westad’s metaphor of the elephant, essentially a beast which is large and complex, and cannot be reduced to one single component since all parts of the elephant are vital to the creature. The Cold War is a complex event, to deny so would be ignorant and alter the narrative, instead historians should decide which parts of the narrative are truly Cold War history and what the Cold War may have influenced but ultimately did not
In the 20th century, the chaos of war was overwhelming. Both World War I and World War II occurred, leaving countries in debt and pain. When the disarray of World War II was starting to wear off, the Soviet people were still recovering. The Soviet Union was in deep economic and social problems from World War I, and after another war, the quality of life was not as extraordinary as it once was. Josef Stalin enforced stricter laws than ever before so that he could stay in power over his people. Terror from imprisonment, exile, and execution filled the USSR. Then, Nikita Khrushchev came to power and led the Soviet Union into the Cold War. Fear now came from overseas because the USSR and the United States, who were enemies, began to build their
When looking at the holocaust, it is widely known the devastation and pain that was caused by the Nazis; however when inspecting the holocaust on a deeper level, it is evident that the Jews were exposed to unimaginable treatment and experimentation often overlooked in history discussions. When looking at “Night”, Elie Wiesel was helped by the doctors in the camp when his foot was severely infected; although this is not the experience he had, many Jews were mistreated and even killed by the doctors. Many Nazi doctors that were assigned to Jewish patients were later found to have exposed the patients to horrific medical experiments and unnecessary treatments that commonly led to their death.
A game, that is all that life is. In the book, The Lovely Bones, each family member has a certain game piece to play with in their game Monopoly. Susie’s game piece was the Monopoly shoe. The Monopoly shoe represents how Susie walked out of life early. The Monopoly shoe helped explain a lot of things for the Salmon family. The shoe helped Buckley understand that Susie was no longer living, the shoe helped Jack realize that he needed to let go of Susie, and the shoe helped Susie realize that she needed to stop wanting the living to be with her in heaven.
Also, the Soviet Union’s quest to remain a world superpower cost it dearly, as they were hard pressed to keep up with US defense spending under Ronald Reagan. The “Soviet Union was spending a large percentage of its GNP on the military because of the expansion of US spending” (p.3.fsmitha.com). Th...
Metaphorically and spiritually, the cloth may be seen as the little boy’s soul. Another metaphorical representation of the little boys soul
The story begins with Young Goodman Brown departing from his wife. His pretty young wife Faith is immediately identified by the pink ribbons in her hair. “And Faith, as his wife was aptly named, thrust her own pretty head into the street letting the wind play with the pink ribbons on her cap.” (Hawthorne 197)...
First, the old man receives outer success by earning the respect and appreciation of the boy and the other fishermen. The boy is speaking to the old man in his shack after the old man’s long journey, “You must get well fast for there is much that I can learn and you can teach me everything” (Hemmingway 126). The boy appreciates the fact that the old man spends time to teach him about fishing. He respects him a great deal for he knows that the old man is very wise and is a magnificent fisherman. The fellow fishermen also show respect towards the old man as they note the size of the fish after the old man returns home, “What a fish it was, there has never been such a fish” (123). The men admire the fact that the old man has caught the biggest fish that they have seen. Many fishermen resented Santiago at first, however their opinion changed once they realized what the old man has gone through. Being admired by others plays a major role in improving one’s morale.
Both the US and the USSR defined and prioritized their identities in terms of what those nations believed was to ul-timate goal of the other, regardless if that was an accurate view. This view of collective securi-ty took a massive hit and re-formulation (which is still going on today) when just before the fall of the Soviet union a Soviet diplomat told his American counter-part “We (the Soviet Union) are about to do a terrible thing to you, we are going to deprive you of an enemy (lipshutz).” The question of who are we was being asked again; is the need of an enemy essential to the defin-ing a nation as a
Randall’s use of descriptive imagery shows the mother’s love for her daughter and sets up the dramatic situation. “She has combed and brushed her night-dark hair” (line 17). Through the carefully combing of her daughter’s hair, the reader can tell the mother takes a tremendous amount of pride in her daughter’s appearance. The quote also shows how profoundly the mother loves her daughter. Then when describing the girl’s shoes and gloves, Randall selects the color white. The color is represents of her purity and innocence.