The White Rose

[pyrrhiccomedy]

The White Rose - Germany, Sophie Scholl

Comments

[firebird_88]

;_______; I don't know much about the German resistance beyond what little I learned in class, but I admired them for their courage. Wonderful job, the ending just broke my heart. You captured a lot of emotion in very few words.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

Thank you so much, I'm really glad that came through. I sort of hold the White Rose in reverence, you know? Just because it was an unsuccessful resistance doesn't mean their courage and grace is any less meaningful.

[firebird_88]

*nodnod* They were amazingly courageous people. It breaks my heart to think of what they went through. Holding a resistance in the midst of Nazi Germany was undoubtedly of one of the hardest things to do in modern history.

Also, I have to admit that this hit a silly, insignificant personal chord because my own name is Sophie and that just stood off the page, lol.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

Well, you share a name with one hell of an amazing lady. ;)

[moirae]

Wow, that was really powerful. The interaction between the two of them was so brief, but it was very affecting. I really love Sophie Scholl as a historical character, and I'm glad you incorporated her into such a great story. I really enjoyed reading it.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

Thank you, I'm so glad you feel that way! Sophie Scholl is one of the historical figures I admire most.

[minuiko]

Holy shitttt. Thanks for introducing me to someone amazing ;_;

[pyrrhiccomedy]

My pleasure, you don't even know. ♥

[dracontia]

Did you hear that noise? That was the sound of my heart being ripped into little tiny pieces. Ow.

I mean, wow, that was just perfect. What with how you made Sophie so hopeful and Germany that sad, perfectly on time woobie.

Ouch.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

Thank you, I'm really glad you liked it. ♥

[ceirwy]

I read the White Rose years ago, and this just struck me so hard. Germany is so often pained black for the war, but people forget that a nation has all sorts, and that not everyone agreed with with the war, and not everyone understood what was happening. '

The quiet way Germany talks with Sophie, how it feels like he's struggling to answer her, it's beautiful.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

I like to believe that while Germany-the-character was muscled into complying with the National Socialist agenda, and he colossally fucked up and did unforgivable things, he...followed orders because he saw no alternative, really, not because he believed in the Final Victory. (Especially after 1942.) And he had copies of all six White Rose pamphlets hidden under his bed--no matter how dangerous that would be if they were found. Nations aren't just their governments, you know? The world would be a horrible place if they were.