By definition Max's disregard for his family in time of distress is an example of egoism. ... As the quote explains the only time when one can be truly selfless is when a person is in a position to help, which neither of the characters are this is why they did what they did, to survive. ... This is a respectable approach to live this life to it's fullest instead of looking for salvation when your time is up. ... " This is seen in the novel with the destruction of Europe by the Nazi war machine and countered in the book with the compassion shown by the Hubermanns and many other s...

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But I never realized that the African-Americans of today still feel now, the way the African-Americans of that time felt towards the white-Americans. ... Hitler and the Nazi's transformed the fears, impulses, and dissatisfaction of the German masses into a subservient political machine, capable of systematic persecution and murder. ... During this time Hitler ordered great works of literature to be destroyed. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

But I never realized that the African-Americans of today still feel now, the way the African-Americans of that time felt towards the white-Americans. ... Hitler and the Nazi's transformed the fears, impulses, and dissatisfaction of the German masses into a subservient political machine, capable of systematic persecution and murder. ... During this time Hitler ordered great works of literature to be destroyed. ...

• Word Count: 2210
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School