The Theme of Friendship in The Enemy Above and My Friend The Enemy

The Theme of Friendship in The Enemy Above and 

 My Friend The Enemy

War is bad. It tears families apart and kills many people. World War II was a very bad war and over 6,000000 people were killed. The main reason for the war was the Holocaust. The Holocaust was when many Jews were killed. In both, The Enemy Above and My Friend the Enemy the main characters lived in the time of the Holocaust. The theme of friendship is shown in both books. This is important to move the plot of the story.

In The Enemy Above the reader learns how friends can rely on each other in the face of danger. When Daniel and Anton are sent down the cave tunnels to find a different way out, Anton gets trapped under rocks. He tells Daniel to get other friends to help him get out. Together they help Anton out. The same theme is seen in My Friend the Enemy. When Peter and Kim are in the plane to get souvenirs, there are guards beside the plane. The friends have to devise a plan to get out of the plane. This is important to the theme because it shows how friends can work together when danger is nearby. 

In My Friend The Enemy the readers find out that sometimes family and friends choose to sacrifice their well being to protect others. The author shares this lesson when Eric, a German pilot, shoots a gun into the air to protect Peter and to frighten the bullies. Eric is captured and put into a camp. That sacrifice is true friendship. In The Enemy Above the same lesson is shared when Anton is about to die and Bubbe sacrifices her life. This is important to the theme because it shows how a family can sacrifice when in danger.  

The theme of friendship is important in both books. There are many types of friendships shown in both books. The Holocaust was a big part of the books and World War II. The war was bad and the Jews were killed. The starter of all this was Adolf Hitler. He inspired all of the war. There should be no war. War is bad.