![]() However, Felix will not accept what he has not earned. Before Felix’s father goes off to fight, he tries to give his son a family heirloom for safekeeping: the Golden Cross of Merit, telling him: “It is possible that while I am gone, you will need to find your own exceptional courage” (22). Soon, the Baum family is forced to evacuate to Vienna. ![]() ![]() The assassination sets in motion events that lead to World War I. Instead, paralyzed by fear, he remains silent and watches the Archduke of Bosnia and his wife die. Living in Austria-Hungary, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy, Felix Baum was present on Jwhen he saw a glint of metal and could have screamed a warning. Through her five protagonists, whose paths all cross, readers are invited to widen their perspective on WWI. Nielsen uses five viewpoints to tell the story Lines of Courage. ![]() To reflect her view that the War to End All Wars didn’t do its job because of its complicated and convoluted nature, Jennifer A. ![]()
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