I Survived D-Day by Lauren Tarshis by Leonidas Reents

reentsleonidas — 2025-01-30 20:34:34 UTC

In the book "I Survived D-Day" by Lauren Tarshis. An eleven year old boy named Paul living in a small town in France near the Normandy beaches during WWII. All Paul wants is for the war to end, he's lost his best friend and his father to the dangerous and tragic war. However he's just an eleven year old boy what can he do, but one day he finds an American Paratrooper stuck in a tree. Subsequently he cuts him down and helps him to a safe place in the woods, an old, rugged and destroyed castle, but they're not the only one's their the Resistance, a group of people helping the Allies with the War in enemy territory. The Resistance then got a message from the Allies they needed them to take down these big guns, so that they could invade Normandy. After much planning and perpetration the paratrooper and some other had to find the guns, but they got ambushed and they found where they were. Now they just had to blow them up behind a fence that was heavily guarded. In the end they found a way, but Paul was the only one who knew how to get there unnoticed. Paul and another Resistance member went to the guns going over bushes and over fences until they saw them. One at a time they put the bombs on them with little to no difficulty. At last Paul thought they might win until the invasion started and they were right over the Germans base so they ran and ran until safety turning their weapons against them. He was a hero.

reentsleonidas — 2025-02-07 20:32:55 UTC

In the Novel Paul and his friend Genard who is a Jew, always go out and play soccer with an old leather ball. Untill one night when the Nazi's invaded the stormed the house and took Genard and Genard's family away. This ball symbolizes his old friendships and his good but also dark past when the war started.

reentsleonidas — 2025-02-13 20:19:47 UTC

The old abandoned castle in Le Roc symbolizes protection and justice for the people of Le Roc from many wars and time periods throughout its existence.

reentsleonidas — 2025-02-14 14:39:54 UTC

"No Paul," Mr. Leon said, putting his hand on Paul's head. "No boy should do anything like this"(Tarshes 69).

This quote is important because Mr. Leon is telling Paul you shouldn't do this, but Paul rejects and learns that no matter how small or how old you are. You can always make an impact, so don't believe what other people say and trust in yourself.

reentsleonidas — 2025-02-14 15:14:18 UTC

Ellie, Victor's carrier pigeon, symbolizes bravery and fearlessness throughout the book always protecting Victor and Paul.

reentsleonidas — 2025-02-14 15:23:20 UTC

Throughout the Novel Paul is faced with hard challenges, but he overcomes them in the end. Learning that no matter how small or young you are, you can always make an impact.

reentsleonidas — 2025-02-16 05:16:32 UTC

Paul is challenged with hard problems and hard situations. I can relate because sometimes I don't trust in God's path as the Bible says, "follow God's plan, not your own" (Isiah 55:8-9). Paul is faced with hard decisions too, and I can be faced in those decisions and crumble in the face of pressure.

reentsleonidas — 2025-02-16 05:21:41 UTC

Paul society with the war around him like a fire burning, Paul has to make hard decisions to stand up for what's right or to sand up for what's wrong. This can be hard because you want to follow people but the society around you isn't always right.

reentsleonidas — 2025-02-16 05:31:50 UTC

Paul's conflict with the war makes him feel helpless and hopeless with the war going around him. The war has changed not only his life but the world around him. He is young and can't do anything to help, but in the end he overcame that and helped win the fight at D-Day.