Third Post for "Night"

Pg 90 “It was pitch dark. I could hear only the violin, and it was as though Juliek's soul were the bow. He was playing his life. The whole of his life was gliding on the strings- his lost hopes, his charred past, his extinguished future. He played as though he would never play again.”

While reading this, I thought of the mini violin one is supposed to play during a sad experience in movies. It is a symbol of sadness, and sorrow. Keeping in mind that this was a true story, I though it was ironic that his dying friend was playing the violin, as almost the band that plays at someone's funeral party. This was not only Juliek's funeral song, it was for the many that had died that night, that day, and week, and month, and year. And to think that this boy, this man hadn't enough strength to get up, but had the power to play a farewell song to him and many others lying under the many dying and dead. I believe that Juliek was a real hero, because of the way he used his last strength to do something he loved, and provide for the people using up there last breaths. When I look at that I see a real hero, when you are doing something that will not only benefit yourself, but others. I think that even playing his violin was heretic, and nothing could have changed the fate of this man, but he changed the way he was going to die. He must have died happier than many of the thousands that died that night. So as they all lay there, unable to move because of loss of strength, that violin played, and made everyone at awe, and somewhat at ease, that's a real hero for you.