Finding love in sad times is not impossible; it is just hard to believe it is there. Yanek Gruener very much feels that way during World War 2 in “Prisoner B-3087” by Alan Gratz. While suffering from overwork and harassment, Yanek slowly begins to find his belief for love in small pieces. As he finds the pieces of love one at a time, they add up together to show Yanek that he can find love in the hardest time of his life. He realizes that in the darkest and saddest time of his life, he can find love and happiness. He realizes this when he made a friend, when others comforted him and when he thought back of memories of the war when it was over.
Yanek realizes that he was able to find love and happiness even when he was suffering and feeling depressed. He slowly realizes this when he was able to make a …show more content…
When Yanek is walking with his fellow prisoners to another camp, “To my amazement, moonface cut off a piece of bread and tossed it to me with a smile,” pg 230. That act of comfort and kindness made by a Nazi soldier showed Yanek that love was still there, even in his enemy. He realized that not everyone is as cruel as he believed and that everyone has love if you really dig deep to find it. When Yanek was rescued by the Americans when the war was over, all he thought of was, “It’s the Americans! A soldier hurried over to me and told me he was taking me home. I felt loved again,” pg 244 Just as Yanek was losing his hope, it returned to him with a welcoming soldier. What the soldier did to Yanek showed him that not only love was given to him, but also protectiveness and careness. When the soldier rushed to Yanek with care in his eyes, he realized he was not in this alone. No matter how scared and defeated Yanek felt, that moment of love the soldier gave to him made him realize that he was able to believe in love after
Yanek realizes that he was able to find love and happiness even when he was suffering and feeling depressed. He slowly realizes this when he was able to make a …show more content…
When Yanek is walking with his fellow prisoners to another camp, “To my amazement, moonface cut off a piece of bread and tossed it to me with a smile,” pg 230. That act of comfort and kindness made by a Nazi soldier showed Yanek that love was still there, even in his enemy. He realized that not everyone is as cruel as he believed and that everyone has love if you really dig deep to find it. When Yanek was rescued by the Americans when the war was over, all he thought of was, “It’s the Americans! A soldier hurried over to me and told me he was taking me home. I felt loved again,” pg 244 Just as Yanek was losing his hope, it returned to him with a welcoming soldier. What the soldier did to Yanek showed him that not only love was given to him, but also protectiveness and careness. When the soldier rushed to Yanek with care in his eyes, he realized he was not in this alone. No matter how scared and defeated Yanek felt, that moment of love the soldier gave to him made him realize that he was able to believe in love after