The ending consisted of Helmuth being sadly executed. I expected the ending because on page 77, when Helmuth and Gerhard were listening to the radio the newscaster states, “Violations will be punished by imprisonment or by death”. Later on in the novel, Helmuth does the unthinkable and listens to the forbidden radio stations to figure out if the Nazis were telling the truth. Helmuth has concluded that the Nazis were not telling the truth. The people were being lied to! Helmuth created fliers to bring into town That event foreshadowed Helmuth’s violation. Which lead him to become imprisoned and then death. Therefore, I expected the ending for the foreshadowings.
