The story starts out by explaining how this man had a very difficult life. He is Jewish and went through the holocaust. He tried to escape by dressing himself up as a German so that he would possibly be able to escape the killings. He said that he did not believe himself as a German but it was a necessity. This man is in conflict with himself. He does not know if he is really Christian or if he is Jewish. He feels that it is impossible to be a Jewish citizen because of all the problems that they face. When he was in college, a nazi punched him in the face and knocked out one of his teeth. However, he is still proud and he thinks that there should not be a problem. He said that "Yes, we are Jews, and what of it?". He does not feel that being Jewish should be difficult or any different than from other people. He, like most people feel that all people are equal are equal and that they should be treated like that. I think that he was ahead of his time in terms of how he felt about all religions. There were a high number of people that felt this way but unfortunately, they did not have enough political or military influence to make others feel the same way. This man was one of the lucky ones that escaped death and was liberated before he was killed. However, there are many signs of what he went through that he still carries with him every day. One is the branded number that is on his arm. It is an identification number that was burned onto him to tell the Nazis about him. The Nazi's branded him like he was some type of farm animal that was going to be shipped off to another location so that the people would be able to make some extra money. He has also lost his trust in the world. He now truly knows what real betrayal is like and the trust he lost will never be able to regained. He learned how cruel humans can be to other humans. They committed the unthinkable act, killing someone because of their religion and how they look. He said that he can still feel the first blow from the policeman's fist. These feelings will never go away because he will always be able to forget what happened. That first moment that he realized that someone did not like him because of his religion is something that does not go away. It is a feeling that will last forever and will usually reappear sometime in his life. At another moment in his life, he will have the opportunity to redirect that same feeling of hate that he experienced towards someone else. If he takes advantage of that opportunity, he will be able to think that it is acceptable because others did the same to him.