The Role Of Rudy's Friendship In The Grapes Of Wrath

In the mid 1930’s a huge event occurred in our world which left a significant amount of damage and pain to many. World War 2 was the war of hatred and discrimination. After the First World War, the treaty of Versailles (France, Germany, Britain, Austria-Hungary and the United States) came to an agreement that Germany would be held responsible for causing the war. Germany now had to pay back France every single penny they owed. Germany was also no longer allowed to produce weapons, have an air force and could only have 100 000 men in their army. These events lead up to the 1935 elections which Adolph Hitler won. Unfortunately, Hitler turned the democratic country into a dictatorship. Hitler convinced most Germans that they were the superior race and that anyone outside of …show more content…
Rudy is probably one of Liesel only friends in the novel. With Rudy, Liesel seems to always be having fun (as she should because she is just a kid). For intense in the novel it says “Insane or not, Rudy was always destined to be Liesel 's best friend. A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.” (Page 48, Zusak). This quote shows that although it was a very dark time, kids like Liesel and Rudy still had laughter and joy in their life through natural situations as simple as a snowfall fight which in their case, was the start to their beautiful …show more content…
Helping each other feel human again and supporting each other though this time by creating relationships were 2 ways that the characters of this novel were able to survive, cope and support each other throughout the