Summer of my German Soldier
Summer of my German Soldier takes place in Jenkinsville, Arkansas during World War II. The story is told in first person point of view. The mood for the story is depressing. The main character is Patty Bergen. She is an intelligent, questioning twelve-year-old girl. Patty is always teased about being so skinny. Her mother criticizes her brown hair and boyish looks. Patty enjoys attention and loves to talk. Patty often lies just to be noticed. Patty's father, Harry Bergen, is a rough man who doesn't have a good sense of humor. He beats Patty and verbally abuses her. However, Mr. Bergen is respected by many of the townspeople.Ruth Hughs is Patty's black nanny. Ruth cares about Patty and is kind to everyone. Ruth is the Bergen's cook, cleaner and baby-sitter. She is very religious and one of Patty's few friends. Charlene Madlee is a journalist that becomes great friends with Patty. Charlene teaches Patty all the basic journalism skills and also supports Patty when no one else will. Anton Reiker was a prisoner of war. After he escapes the POW camp he hides in the roo
People can take away quite a few good things from this story. Through this book people can see how much it means to love. Summer of My German Soldier demonstrates many significant lessons. Most importantly it shows the importance of love. Because many times people are not open minded enough, they often miss some of the greater things in life. One scene that is member able from this book is when Anton, the German soldier, risks being captured, discovered, and possibly killed. As Patty's father is beating her, Anton runs out of his hiding place, and he would have saved Patty if she had not shouted, "NO!" Patty realizes that this man would risk his life to save her. I highly recommend this book. The turning point of Summer of My German Soldier begins when Patty's father and FBI agent Pierce came to question Patty about Anton's shirt. The FBI agent begins by asking Patty about Anton. He then pulls out a shirt with Patty's father's initials on it. Patty says that she has not seen the shirt before. She looks over the shirt noticing a hole with bloodstains around it. Agent Pierce informs Patty that An
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Approximate Word count = 743
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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