Jewish Boy Character Analysis

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As a early childhood major, I did not agree with the way the young jewish boy was being treated from the first scene of the movie. The father was shown as very strict parent and the mother was very caring and loving. When the boy got into trouble from attempting to steal toys the father would get very angry spanking his child. The father has a authoritarian parenting style while the mother wouldn't want this but it happened any way. With the mother having a very different parenting style then the father, she enjoys talking out the problems rather then punishment this is considered authoritative parenting, just like when the boy was smoking a cigarette. I think the reason for this young boy getting into trouble is because he wants to be outside and play, not wanting to do his homework all…show more content…
This boy also has a lot of anger inside of him from the other children calling him a dirty jew pushing him around. Something that bothered me the most about the boy is that he relied on his mother to actually soon feed him, not picking up a fork or spoon to eat on his own this could also be form of helicopter parent, doing everything for the child even though it is unnecessary since he is perfectly capable of feeding himself. An emotional scene in this movie was when the mother and father had to leave their homes and go to a shelter to have protection during this war. While this was happening the alarms were going off and the boy was being carried in the arms of his parent even though he is able to be running with them holding their hand. Another emotional scene for this family is having to put their child on a train for his safety during the war and changing his name for his protection to Longuet. They sent him to live with new people for a while who became grandparents in the eyes of this boy. I could not imagine the parents heart break, having
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