Irena Sendler
Irena was born Roman Catholic and is an overwhelming, exemplary model of what Christianity is. In Christianity, people do good deeds for others and are not selfish. Irena risked her life by posing as a nurse and secretly sneaking children out of the Ghetto. She also risked her life by visiting her friends who were living in the Ghetto and bringing them food. Irena broke so many rules and laws pertaining to the Ghetto that she exceedingly shows how Christian she was. She had trust in God and understood the importance of her work. She also taught the children Christian prayers and the sign of the cross to hide their religion.
I believe that Irena’s Christianity motivated her to do this courageous act for others. Without faith, I do not believe anyone could do the things that she did. Irena was also motivated by her father, who had passed by the time World War ll started. A quote that she lived by and repeated in the movie was “I was taught that if you see a person drowning, you must jump into the water to save them, whether you can swim or not.” I feel that these powerful, unselfish words represent how selfless Irena is. She was ahead of her time, and understood that there was nothing wrong with Jewish people.
There were many challenges that faced Irena, but she persevered and...
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