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A character from the novel ,The War of the Rats, with whom I can identify is Corporal Nikki Mond of the German army. Nikki and I are alike because both of us act in similar ways under pressure. At one point during the narrative, Nikki is captured by Russians while on a trip to fix communication wires. Nikki’s nerves get the best of him when he is strapped to a chair and being questioned by the Russians, thus, he discloses information about the German plan to have their top sniper, Thorvlad, find and kill the best Russian sniper, Zaitsev. Similar to Niki, when I am under pressure, I tend to make foolish mistakes. Nikki’s foolish mistake occurs during a war, with him unraveling the plan to assassinate Zaitsev. My foolish mistakes …show more content…
I can relate to her because we are both do not like to sit around and observe what people are doing, we like to be part of the action. No matter how much her love interest, Captain Gromov, tries to convince her to leave him and the other four Russian soldiers, she does not leave. Her life Is in danger by being around them since the Germans wish to attack the building that these Russians are residing in, b,ut she does not leave. She fights with Gromov, forcing himto let her remain with them, and later convinces him to let her fight for her country with him. Although I was never in a situation like hers, and hope to never be, I demonstrated this similar characteristic of taking action and being persistent many times – especially in sports. Although I am not athletically inclined, whenever I played team sports in gym class or outside school, I always stepped up. I never just stood back and abandon the rest of my team – I fulfilled my role, I took action, just like Katya does.

2) Identify one character whom you dislike
There are many very interesting characters, some who I like and others who I do not like very much. Out of the ones I dislike, the one character whom I despise the most is the German top

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