The boy's point of view
We know the mother's point of view but let's examine the psychological scars from the boy's point of view. As a boy myself and having two older sisters and two older brothers, I too would probably be suicidal like the mother if they had to give their lives up at the expense of mine. Nobody wins in the scenario the nazi presented. Living is not winning if you've been scared like that. I think this is why there are people on here that say they probably would have risked getting their whole family killed than making a choice. I'm a believer in that not everybody would have made a choice. Last time I checked, people all have minds that think differently than other people. I do think the majority would make a choice but I don't think everybody would just for the sole reason that nobody wins in the end. I didn't like how the movie didn't show any reaction from the boy almost as if he had none.
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