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Do we know why Frederick was so pushed by his family to attend the Nazis school where he obviously did not belong?

Linda I feel that Frederick 's parents sent him to the school to protect him, as crazy as that sounds, because he was not a tough guy, but a sensitive soul.…moreI feel that Frederick 's parents sent him to the school to protect him, as crazy as that sounds, because he was not a tough guy, but a sensitive soul. He would surely have had to serve in some way, that was the mindset of the Hitler Youth program. But I think that the person's comment on the fact that the first country that Hitler invaded was Germany is so true. They were indoctrinated and brainwashed first by Hitler, not that this excuses the things that occurred during that war, but many Germans were innocents carried by that wave. I feel like the essence of the book is that, we in life, can be carried by a "gust of wind" or "ripple of water" before we know that it is consuming us... changing us...(less)

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Josephine Briggs It is sad that so many people were indoctrinated by Hitler and the Nazis instead of thinking for themselves. But who am I to criticize. I might have d ...more
Sep 05, 2020 08:23AM · flag

Diana Sandberg @Aeseyman: "...too frightened to do what is right" with good reason. I think the reason we honour heroes is that being able to think clearly and "do w ...more
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