Berlin Boxing Club
Essay
Bravery and courage are attributes not given but earned. In The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow, one character stands out who does not have either attributes in the beginning, but near the end earns them, and that is Karl Stern. When faced with difficulties, he ran away at first, but faced them directly later on. Karl Stern had many fears throughout the book, but one of his biggest fears was the Wolf Pack,a group of kids that were part of the Hitler Youth Club. He avoided them at all costs as the reader sees on page 5 “I slowed down until I was nearly tiptoeing down the steps, hoping against hope that I could sneak by them”. This statement clearly shows the fear and to what extent Karl would go through to avoid them. …show more content…
As if by chance that night he met Max Schmeling, a champion boxer who, after seeing the bruises on Karl’s face, made a deal with Karl’s Father to give him boxing lessons so he could defend himself. After months of training, he faced the Wolf Pack once again in the hallways after just being expelled from school (as a result of him being Jewish). He was with a fellow Jew named Benjamin when all of a sudden they saw a huge group of boys running toward them led by the leader of the Wolf Pack, Gertz Diener. They bolted down the stairs, Benjamin fell behind, and they caught him. Karl Stern did not think about it for a second and left him behind hearing his screams, on page 24 “Karl!”
Essay
Bravery and courage are attributes not given but earned. In The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow, one character stands out who does not have either attributes in the beginning, but near the end earns them, and that is Karl Stern. When faced with difficulties, he ran away at first, but faced them directly later on. Karl Stern had many fears throughout the book, but one of his biggest fears was the Wolf Pack,a group of kids that were part of the Hitler Youth Club. He avoided them at all costs as the reader sees on page 5 “I slowed down until I was nearly tiptoeing down the steps, hoping against hope that I could sneak by them”. This statement clearly shows the fear and to what extent Karl would go through to avoid them. …show more content…
As if by chance that night he met Max Schmeling, a champion boxer who, after seeing the bruises on Karl’s face, made a deal with Karl’s Father to give him boxing lessons so he could defend himself. After months of training, he faced the Wolf Pack once again in the hallways after just being expelled from school (as a result of him being Jewish). He was with a fellow Jew named Benjamin when all of a sudden they saw a huge group of boys running toward them led by the leader of the Wolf Pack, Gertz Diener. They bolted down the stairs, Benjamin fell behind, and they caught him. Karl Stern did not think about it for a second and left him behind hearing his screams, on page 24 “Karl!”