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The Boy On The Wooden Box
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Essay Topics
Leyson endorses Joseph Campbell’s definition of a hero: someone who does “the best of things in the worst of times” (205). Does Oskar Schindler fit this definition? Why or why not?
Why does Leyson conclude the book with an epilogue instead of another regular chapter? How do the events presented in the Epilogue add to the broader understanding of the story?
Leyson frames the book with the 1965 “Schindler’s Jews” reunion. What effect does this have on readers’ understanding of the story and characters?
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