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Leon LeysonThe Boy On The Wooden Box
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2013A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Leyson endorses Joseph Campbell’s definition of a hero: someone who does “the best of things in the worst of times” (205). Does Oskar Schindler fit this definition? Why or why not?
Why does Leyson conclude the book with an epilogue instead of another regular chapter? How do the events presented in the Epilogue add to the broader understanding of the story?
Leyson frames the book with the 1965 “Schindler’s Jews” reunion. What effect does this have on readers’ understanding of the story and characters?
