Friedrich covers 6 main themes, which are important to the story.

I think Hans Peter Richter is trying to get over that prejudice and Racism, are the main themes of the story. The narrator clearly and importantly explains that he wants to get over that prejudice and racism, were a serious matter during Hitler's time, this is shown when Frau Schneider a Jewish man is forced to retire at thirty two.

Fear is also treated as a serious matter and episode the writer shows this particularly well in the story:

' Open up! Open up! The voice shouted full of horror. Please open up! The writer

' I took Friedrich's sleeve pulled him across the hall and pushed him into my room and to my toys. You can play with them'. This phrase shows that the narrator has been a close friend to Friedrich since they, were both young.

'Friedrich' shows a lot of Loyalty between both the narrators and Friedrich. I think it took great courage for the narrator to be friends with Friedrich; this was because during Hitler's time no one was allowed to be friends with Jewish people or they would be punishment.

'You don't think you have to protect this rotten Jew boy'. I think the narrator would be a good friend to have because he is loyal and sticks by you at all times.

' I am afraid. Afraid, afraid.' The writer is trying to get across that being a Jewish boy was terrifying, because of people just judging you of yo

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