Teenagers Who Killed Hitler Analysis

In the article, “Teens Who Fought Hitler” by Lauren Tarshis illustrates the challenges and the courageous things Ben Kamm, a Jewish young boy and other Jews had to go through during a frightful event in the years that will forever and dent the universe in such a big way. Ben Kamm had wanted to be just like many kids, and he acted like one. Running down the streets with laughter, but he lived during a scary and a frightful time in the years: the Holocaust. Ben had lived in a place called the ghetto most of his life and managed to take care of his family. He discovered a place that killed their enemies, so he decided to join it. Even though they lived through terrible trauma and unforgettable experiences Ben, his family and friends, and all Jews, managed to go through lots of challenges and showed courage all the way. …show more content…
This was a very eventful and scary thing that Ben and all the Jews had to go through. With Germany’s leader Adolf Hitler it was hard to survive. This is because Adolf did not like the Jews at all and was plotting his annihilation. Even himself said “Eliminate the Jews, and you will eliminate all of Germany’s problems!” (6) With Jews living in Germany and having this scary, and horrific guy as a leader was terrifying. Hitler did not like the Jews because of how they lost the war in World War 1. The Germans felt humiliated, tired, and bitter. So Hitler decided that it was the Jews fault. This caused the Holocaust. This horrific event caused many bad and awful things to the Jews which then caused the tough challenges they went through and how they used courage all the