Helping the Jew

 

“The Jew stood before him, expecting another handful of derision, but he watched with everyone else as Hans Hubermann held his hand out and presented a piece of bread, like magic.” (394). This incident occurs during one of the many times of when the Jews are lead down Munich Street. As always the Germans stand on the side as by passers, as the Jews walk by, but among all those people (including Liesel Meminger), one individual decides to do what’s right- Hans Hubermann. With everyone watching, he courageously walks up to the Jew and offers him a piece of bread. It is obvious that Hans Huberman was not planning to do this before, as his intentions are purely from what he felt at heart at that moment he saw the Jew. The situation was what that pushed Hans Hubermann to release his courage, but what he didn’t realize was that this same courage had blinded him into missing out on the reality of the consequences.