Greek Foolish Mistakes
A character from the novel ,The War of the Rats, with whom I can identify is Corporal Nikki Mond of the German army. Nikki and I are alike because both of us act in similar ways under pressure. At one point during the narrative, Nikki is captured by Russians while on a trip to fix communication wires. Nikki’s nerves get the best of him when he is strapped to a chair and being questioned by the Russians, thus, he discloses information about the German plan to have their top sniper, Thorvlad, find and kill the best Russian sniper, Zaitsev. Similar to Niki, when I am under pressure, I tend to make foolish mistakes. Nikki’s foolish mistake occurs during a war, with him unraveling the plan to assassinate Zaitsev. My foolish mistakes
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usually occur on math and physics tests, although the scenarios are very different, my reaction is similar to Nikki’s. I panic due to the pressure of writing a test and blank out, resulting in me making mistakes on questions I am able to solve outside of test situations. This is something I really need to work on – especially this year when it counts the most. Clearly. Nikki and I share a tendency to make senseless mistakes caused by anxiety. From the move Stalingrad (2013) I could definitely identify with Katya, the sweet Russian girl who housed five Russian soldiers within her home.
I can relate to her because we are both do not like to sit around and observe what people are doing, we like to be part of the action. No matter how much her love interest, Captain Gromov, tries to convince her to leave him and the other four Russian soldiers, she does not leave. Her life Is in danger by being around them since the Germans wish to attack the building that these Russians are residing in, b,ut she does not leave. She fights with Gromov, forcing himto let her remain with them, and later convinces him to let her fight for her country with him. Although I was never in a situation like hers, and hope to never be, I demonstrated this similar characteristic of taking action and being persistent many times – especially in sports. Although I am not athletically inclined, whenever I played team sports in gym class or outside school, I always stepped up. I never just stood back and abandon the rest of my team – I fulfilled my role, I took action, just like Katya does.
2) Identify one character whom you dislike
There are many very interesting characters, some who I like and others who I do not like very much. Out of the ones I dislike, the one character whom I despise the most is the German top
sniper, Thorvlad. His egotistical, overconfident , and self centered nature reminds me of the people from my old school that made my freshman and sophomore years of highschool difficult to bear. Thorvlad only cares about himself, he promises to take Nikki home once their mission to kill Zatisev is complete, but then thinks about opting out of his promise and just leaving Nikki without a word. It is understandable that Nikki betrays him to the Russians, thus he has reason not to hold his promise, however, Nikki is still honest and tells Thorvlad about his mistake. He also helps Thorvlad find his way around the battle ground and locate the best hiding spots. In addition, Thorvlad acts as if he is better than Zaitsev – he is very over confident. Unfortunately, a lot of the students I encountered at my old school were similar to Thorvlad. For instance, there was this one guy who bullied another guy for wearing skinny jeans because according to him, that guy was gay for wearing them . He always acted like he was greater than everyone else, exactly like Thorvlad. When we were in grade ten, he and his friends asked if they could borrow the soccer ball my friends and I were playing with. We said no and began to walk away, but one of his friends took it from us anyways. After minutes of us asking them to return our ball, the guy told us that we could have the ball back if my friend kissed him– of course that never happened! We chased them down until they returned our soccer ball. Thorvlad’s attitude is similar to this person’s, which is why I despise Thorvlad. From the movie, a character I do not like very much is Peter Kahn. Although I sympathize with him as he lost his wife due to tuberculosis and then experienced the horrors of world war two, (such as his friends dying in front of him), I dislike him because of what he does under the impact of the pressure from the war. I understand that war can completely destroy a person mentally and spiritually, but I cannot accept the fact that he rapes Masha, the girl he falls in love with while in Stalingrad, because of the pressure. The mental torture he faces and his frustration and anger after an unsuccessful attempt at taking control over a building, does not excuse what he does to Masha. Although I have not met anyone like him, I still hate him for being inconsiderate of Masha and her feelings.
usually occur on math and physics tests, although the scenarios are very different, my reaction is similar to Nikki’s. I panic due to the pressure of writing a test and blank out, resulting in me making mistakes on questions I am able to solve outside of test situations. This is something I really need to work on – especially this year when it counts the most. Clearly. Nikki and I share a tendency to make senseless mistakes caused by anxiety. From the move Stalingrad (2013) I could definitely identify with Katya, the sweet Russian girl who housed five Russian soldiers within her home.
I can relate to her because we are both do not like to sit around and observe what people are doing, we like to be part of the action. No matter how much her love interest, Captain Gromov, tries to convince her to leave him and the other four Russian soldiers, she does not leave. Her life Is in danger by being around them since the Germans wish to attack the building that these Russians are residing in, b,ut she does not leave. She fights with Gromov, forcing himto let her remain with them, and later convinces him to let her fight for her country with him. Although I was never in a situation like hers, and hope to never be, I demonstrated this similar characteristic of taking action and being persistent many times – especially in sports. Although I am not athletically inclined, whenever I played team sports in gym class or outside school, I always stepped up. I never just stood back and abandon the rest of my team – I fulfilled my role, I took action, just like Katya does.
2) Identify one character whom you dislike
There are many very interesting characters, some who I like and others who I do not like very much. Out of the ones I dislike, the one character whom I despise the most is the German top
sniper, Thorvlad. His egotistical, overconfident , and self centered nature reminds me of the people from my old school that made my freshman and sophomore years of highschool difficult to bear. Thorvlad only cares about himself, he promises to take Nikki home once their mission to kill Zatisev is complete, but then thinks about opting out of his promise and just leaving Nikki without a word. It is understandable that Nikki betrays him to the Russians, thus he has reason not to hold his promise, however, Nikki is still honest and tells Thorvlad about his mistake. He also helps Thorvlad find his way around the battle ground and locate the best hiding spots. In addition, Thorvlad acts as if he is better than Zaitsev – he is very over confident. Unfortunately, a lot of the students I encountered at my old school were similar to Thorvlad. For instance, there was this one guy who bullied another guy for wearing skinny jeans because according to him, that guy was gay for wearing them . He always acted like he was greater than everyone else, exactly like Thorvlad. When we were in grade ten, he and his friends asked if they could borrow the soccer ball my friends and I were playing with. We said no and began to walk away, but one of his friends took it from us anyways. After minutes of us asking them to return our ball, the guy told us that we could have the ball back if my friend kissed him– of course that never happened! We chased them down until they returned our soccer ball. Thorvlad’s attitude is similar to this person’s, which is why I despise Thorvlad. From the movie, a character I do not like very much is Peter Kahn. Although I sympathize with him as he lost his wife due to tuberculosis and then experienced the horrors of world war two, (such as his friends dying in front of him), I dislike him because of what he does under the impact of the pressure from the war. I understand that war can completely destroy a person mentally and spiritually, but I cannot accept the fact that he rapes Masha, the girl he falls in love with while in Stalingrad, because of the pressure. The mental torture he faces and his frustration and anger after an unsuccessful attempt at taking control over a building, does not excuse what he does to Masha. Although I have not met anyone like him, I still hate him for being inconsiderate of Masha and her feelings.