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Help, please?

Bascially, I'm doing a project in Language Arts, where we have to do different projects that center around the Holocaust. (We are doing that unit.) So, for example, I could write a journal entry from a Nazi solier's POV, or I could create a small skit or artistic representation of a scene from The Diary of a Young Girl. 

Well, there is also Student Choice, where we could think of something else as long as we got permission from the teacher.

You follow?

So, I ended up deciding to write a short story from the POV of a 13-year old Aryan girl in WWII. I'll post the first part of the story later when I have feedback on the idea, but for now, here's the gist of the story.

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My Name is Halina is a short historical fiction that centers around the life of a 13 year old girl chosen for the Aryan race. The Aryan race was a supposed “super race,” created by Adolf Hitler and influenced the most by Heinrich Himmler, who was said to have had more of a hatred for the Jews than Hitler did. The Aryan race consisted of children that had to have blonde hair and blue eyes. Based off of my research, I discovered that if they developed darker hair that turned brown, they would be exposed to UV lights to lighten the color of their hair. Not only that, but if they had traits similar to Jewish features such as a nose that was too sharp or any other scenario, they would be sent to concentration camps. If they refused training or if they acted out in other way, they would also be sent to concentration camps.

Writing from the point of view of an Aryan child is unlike writing a story from the point of view of a child in a concentration camp. While the latter choice shows the struggles, the horrific experiences, and the many sufferings they had to endure while trying to stay positive, the Aryan child can be overlooked. Some think they had it easier because of they way they lived after their kidnapping. But that is far from the truth. They were separated violently from their parents and might of had to witness the deaths of their siblings. Then they were taken through extensive training to become a part of the perfect Aryan race, where they would live as regular German women, men, and citizens. They would have a host family that would treat them well, but nevertheless, may only remind them of the families they were forced to leave behind. The post-war experiences were also horrible for these many children. The neighbourhoods that they may go to or even belonged to would look down on them in disgust, as if they are some creature because they should have died but instead they lived. However, if an Aryan child could be reunited with, let’s say, their mother, then most of the time they would be welcomed back with open arms.

One such book that also portrays the life of an Aryan child is Someone Named Eva, which I wholeheartedly encourage you to read.

Overall, I think this short story shows the struggles that everyone had to go through in the European countries of WWII, and of how much one’s hatred can affect everyone else. 

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Thank you so much in advance for the support, guys!