TBWCH Post 2

In the book that I am reading, “The Boys Who Challenged Hitler” by Philip Hoose, one character has stood out to me, Jens Pederson. He is the older brother of Knud Pedersen, the “protagonist” of the story and the first person to suggest starting a club for sabotaging the German Army within their home country, Denmark.  The reason that Jens is significant is because he was the only person in Knud’s family that was in, or even told about, the Churchill Club. Knud didn’t tell either of his two younger brothers or his younger sister. Jens was also one of the first people who was in the club, as well as a very active member. Jens is the oldest in his family, and he is the “perfect child” from his parents point of view. He is neat, he did well in school, and he was, as far as his parents knew, very innocent. Knud Pedersen said, “My parents saved money to send Jens-the family golden boy-off to college. And who could blame them? Jens was already respected as the best math student at Cathedral School.”pg. 71 Furtheremore, within the Churchill Club, Jens is bold, but usually weighs all his options to make the safest choice. However, he does occasionally do something in the moment that may be a bad idea. The text reads, “At a skating rink, Jens had skated up behind a German Soldier and kicked him in the leg. The guy howled in pain and took off after Jens, who was chased down and taken to the police station.”pg. 74 This shows that while Jens is usually a person who thinks things through, he, like any human being, makes mistakes. The last significant detaail about Jens is that while he and his brother spend lots of time together, they do argue often and are very competitive, even though they are close.

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