Un Sac de Billes themes

Un Sac de Billes themes

1. Absurdity of war

   • pg 153-epiphany "je suis donc son ennemi?". Major turning point
   • Like many young people he thought war was glorious
   • Hating someone you don't know because of their race
   • convince a new generation to avoid a repetition
   • main aim of author is to convince reader

2. Loss of Innocence

   • angry about losing childhood
   • hardened, streetwise, guilt, teenager
   • crisis for character
   • Joe moves from unbounding confidence. Normal child, plays, cries, dependant

3. Duality

   • Good vs evil
   • Collaboration and resistance
   • people who should be good and are not and vice versa

4. Hommages aux Justes

   • risk taking to save Jewish children
     • the priest
   • whole book is about this
   • book could have been about hate

5. Danger of stereotyping