City Of Thieves Analysis

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The novel City of thieves, written by Davis Benioff. He narrates how Lev and Kolya broke their country’s law and got the punishment they least expected, which serves as a bail out and it later turns out to be a greater good for Lev. It is only profitable to break certain social codes like stealing and killing for survival during the wartimes because it can lead to honor and safety of others. During war time, the length someone need to survive can result in that person’s losing what made them human in the first place because people do what they never thought they can do, and their only hope to survive is today, as they are not sure if they will live to see tomorrow. Some people can become “cannibals” the eating of other human being in order …show more content…

Lev has that innocent face that cannot hurt a fly but unknowing to the general, Lev was playing with his head so he can get what he want in order to be free from prison. kolya told Lev to play ‘’a game of Restopchin’’.{165}. With general Abendroth which means a game of chess that if Lev won the game, the general would give them a dozen of eggs and set them free but their initial plan was to kill General Abendroth. He later agreed to the deal, and finally he killed General Abendroth and his other Germany soldiers and stole his eggs because Killing the general was the only way for Lev to survived and not be killed. Most time it is preferable to kill your enemies first, before they get to you. The boldness and intelligence of Lev and Kolya grant them the freedom to live because without breaking the social codes in war period how can someone survive to witness a new beginning after war, but at the end Kolya could not make it to receive his freedom because he was shot mistakenly by the Russian soldiers, and died on their way to the hospital. while Lev delivered the eggs and was honored and giving the office of a typist for the red star military newspaper because he was able to accomplish the task set before

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