White Rose Thesis

Someone is a word that has many meanings, but there is one that is set apart. Whenever thinking about the word people often associate the word with a person who is famous for something, that is someone for them. However, what is forgotten by many is that, everyone is someone they just haven't achieved their greatness yet. The White Rose was a group of people that called for the end of horrific events during the Nazi regime. They lived with so much moral courage that they continued even up to their own execution. From their actions they became people who showed the strength of the youth, that peace can be the best way to counter tyranny, and that everyone can become someone. The right pieces were put together and thus they became that illustrious someone that everyone looks towards. …show more content…
They, like many other teenagers of that time, joined the Hitler Youth as teenagers, where the message was that Hitler was leading Germany back into relevance and making them a prestigious country. Their father warned them that Hitler was leading Germany into a path of destruction and that trouble was going come from the corruption of the government. There was no immediate revelation in Hans and Sophie, but their father's words eventually got around to them, so they felt the need to share their feelings with close friends. Little did they know The White Rose was to be formed by them, giving the world a lesson in the world of dissent. Christopher Probst, Willi Graf, and Alexander Schmorell were all key members of the group, which began publishing leaflets in 1942, while many of them were attending the University of Munich. (White