Similarities Between Ben And Amira In The Boy Who Fought Hitler

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Ben and Amira are two characters that portray one of the same character traits. To start, in the story “The Boy Who Fought Hitler” a teenage boy named Ben Kamm is faced with a challenge meaning life or death. When he finds out that all Jews are exposed to danger, he sets out to join a group of partisans and helps to fight back. As he grows with the group, he becomes more and more passionate, and becomes more valiant because of what he’s doing to help. In the story “Amira’s Song” a girl named Amira is faced with many problems that affect how she acts. Amira was very brave when she had her grandma, but lost the bravery after. She became very shy about singing. When she had her Grandma, they sang together, regardless of who was listening. When Amira’s grandma died, it was like she lost a part of herself and didn’t know how to continue. Ben and Amira are remarkably brave people in different ways. …show more content…

In the text from “The Boy Who Fought Hitler”, it says, “Ben volunteered for dangerous missions blowing up trains that carried supplies to German troops.” He was doing this to help fight back to the Germans and help everyone that was under the hold of the Germans, including his family. He was very passionate towards his group of partisans and they helped him become brave. In addition to this, the text states, “Like many young people, Ben soon learned tricks for sneaking out of the ghetto to find food for his family.” He was risking his life to help his family stay healthy and strong. This helped him become stronger and braver because he knew his family’s life was on the

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