zensixties says > Wonder what happened to the guy after the end.
Well, it turns out Eric was Jewish by birth. Clearly he wouldn't be allowed to continue on as a member of the Nazi party. His girlfriend, Frieda, probably would have kept quiet to protect herself but the word would eventually get out somehow and he'd be dealt with accordingly. It was probably too late for him to flee the country so eventually he probably suffered the same fate as millions of Jews and other Nazi determined 'undesirables'; a concentration camp then, possibly, death.
I had no sympathy for him at all. Until he learned his mother was Jewish and, by extension, so was he, he wholeheartedly embraced the Nazi ideals and would have mistreated or even killed people in support of them. He also betrayed his family and was ready to indoctrinate his own son; make him a participant in such a horrible movement.
Maybe one of the lessons of the story is how vitally important it is to teach our children who they are from early on in their lives. We have to share with them our shared history and the struggles our forebears endured that led to us even being here; however difficult those struggles may have been. It may be the only thing that keeps our children from becoming attracted to and influenced by the wrong elements.
I think this applies to children who fall into modern day vices like drugs and crime as well. Those who lack a fully developed sense of self and pride in their ancestry often fail to appreciate their own lives and take things for granted. If they had a better idea, for instance, how their ancestors struggled to survive they might not waste their own lives in petty pursuits.
Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]
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