Short Story 'The Boys Who Fought The Nazis' By Kristin Lewis

In the short story, “The Boys Who Fought The Nazis” by Kristin Lewis, the role of information was very important to the people of Germany, Hitler, and three young boys that resisted the Nazis.
The Nazis controlled the information from Hitler. Hitler was misusing information, and restricting the truth. On page 7 it states, “Hitler gave himself the title of Fuhrer, and began invading Germany’s neighbors.” In this text, it means that Hitler’s real interest was in his power. “Fuhrer” in the text, means supreme leader. Since Hitler began invading Germany’s neighbor, there has been a huge war now, titled, World War 2! Control of information was important to the Nazis to maintain their reign. All radio stations were put under control of the Nazis.
Karl, Helmuth, and Rudi were the three young boys that thought the information Hitler and the Nazis were giving was wrong. On page 8, it states, “The report talked about what was happening in Russia, which Hitler had recently invaded. The report confirmed the boys’ suspicions that the Nazis were lying to the German people, that the war was wrong, and that Hitler was sending Germans into battles they couldn’t win.” In this text, it states that Hitler was misusing information, and restricting the truth. In order for the boys to gain the information they needed, they listened to the radio. The radio was only used to praise Hitler, and the war. In order to spread the truth about Hitler, the three boys displayed their own pamphlets, stating the truth about Hitler and the war, on bulletin boards and into the coat pockets of high-ranking Nazi officials. The boys also distributed leaflets throughout the city, and in public places. They did this, because they wanted everyone to know that Hitler was misusing them, and also to tell the truth about Hitler and the