him with food while his whole country seemed against the Jews . Szpilman never considered himself to be a hero, rather a survivor due to lucky circumstances. He tended to focus on the heroism of others who helped him, not heroism within himself . Szpilman’s testimony outlines that he felt people rather than nations, were good or bad depending on their actions. Although Hosenfeld was in the Nazi party, it was clear that Szpilman and many others consider him to be hero, while others judge him solely on his uniform. In conclusion, Captain Wilm Hosenfeld was an individual who was not wholly heinous or innocent. Rather, he had elements to himself that were both negative and positive. While he initially wholeheartedly agreed with Nazism, after
