The True Meaning of a Partisan
The characters Ben, me, the 5 soldiers and their dogs, various partisan men, and Ben Kam are taking place in this story. The settings take place mostly in the forest but during the epic throw down is placed in the ghetto. The major conflicts are between the soldiers and the partisan but can also be between the narrator and his understanding of the partisans.
The day began as usual, we made sure no guards were near and all our supplies were filled. The wind whistled as the sun broke through the sky and the cold soon scattered away. I searched for Ben all over the small little area of the forest were the guards weren’t currently roaming. I tried to look for a young strong man with long blonde hair and bright …show more content…
Ben chuckled almost, “Yea kid, this does happen a lot”
“Good job out there though, it takes a lot of guts to do what you did out there, most newbies just stand and scream.” It took a minute for me to process all that was happening and to realize that I was alive and had not died and gone to heaven, but soon that moment became one of the greatest moments of my life. My throat became dry and my breathing got heavy
“Those men out there, the ones who...they’re gone...forever,” I tried to say as my voice cracked.
“It's ok They died fighting for what's right,” Ben finished. That night was a cold night but yet I slept with the feeling that those men, the ones who died for my life, were not going to be disappointed.
Later on as my Partisan life continued I learned what drove those men so eager to lay their life down for the jews. Not only did I learn on my own but I had Ben Kam along with me to teach me new things I hadn’t known before. Ben taught me that a true partisan doesn’t dwell on the death or mourn over the innocent lives taken but seeks revenge on the man who takes the lives and takes on the legacy of the dead so soon they will get their satisfaction of knowing that a change has come. I will never forget Ben Kam and the day he saved us and I will never forget the true meaning of a
The characters Ben, me, the 5 soldiers and their dogs, various partisan men, and Ben Kam are taking place in this story. The settings take place mostly in the forest but during the epic throw down is placed in the ghetto. The major conflicts are between the soldiers and the partisan but can also be between the narrator and his understanding of the partisans.
The day began as usual, we made sure no guards were near and all our supplies were filled. The wind whistled as the sun broke through the sky and the cold soon scattered away. I searched for Ben all over the small little area of the forest were the guards weren’t currently roaming. I tried to look for a young strong man with long blonde hair and bright …show more content…
Ben chuckled almost, “Yea kid, this does happen a lot”
“Good job out there though, it takes a lot of guts to do what you did out there, most newbies just stand and scream.” It took a minute for me to process all that was happening and to realize that I was alive and had not died and gone to heaven, but soon that moment became one of the greatest moments of my life. My throat became dry and my breathing got heavy
“Those men out there, the ones who...they’re gone...forever,” I tried to say as my voice cracked.
“It's ok They died fighting for what's right,” Ben finished. That night was a cold night but yet I slept with the feeling that those men, the ones who died for my life, were not going to be disappointed.
Later on as my Partisan life continued I learned what drove those men so eager to lay their life down for the jews. Not only did I learn on my own but I had Ben Kam along with me to teach me new things I hadn’t known before. Ben taught me that a true partisan doesn’t dwell on the death or mourn over the innocent lives taken but seeks revenge on the man who takes the lives and takes on the legacy of the dead so soon they will get their satisfaction of knowing that a change has come. I will never forget Ben Kam and the day he saved us and I will never forget the true meaning of a