Morality in the Resistance: overview through "Your Name is Renee: Ruth Kapp Hartz’s Story as a Hidden Child in Nazi-Occupied France", by Stacy Cretzmeyer
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published 10/02/2008
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SummaryThe 1940’s will forever remain a significant period in French history. It was during this time that World War II occurred and Germany managed to take over three-fifths of mainland France. The remaining land became known as Vichy France. With such a strong a German presence and influence, even in Vichy France, all of France’s Jewish community was forced into hiding, to escape deportation and execution. The biography, Your Name is Renee: Ruth Kapp Hartz’s Story as a Hidden Child in Nazi-Occupied France, by Stacy Cretzmeyer, is the story of a Jewish family who escaped from occupied France to Vichy France and managed to hide and escape deportation for the duration of the war.
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- The biography gives a vivid portrayal of daily life in Vichy France.
- After their escape, Ruth and her family live in Arthes.
- Vichy politics was also depicted very well in the biography.
- All throughout the story, the Kapp family encounter various Resistance members.
- Though morally correct, the actions involved with the Resistance carried great risk.
- Interesting aspect of the Resistance - a higher percentage of people in Vichy France participated than in occupied France.
- It can also be said that Resistance members were upholding the moral values of the nation of France.
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