"a tiny furtive wedge of darkness beckoned him, a snicket, a hacket, an alley carved into the thickness of the building. it was so narrow that at any moment, it seemed the overtopping walls would come together and squeeze it out of existence…. walking as softly as an indian, jason passed through it, slid by a file of dustbins, and found the foot of the fire escape." jason's actions as he enters the building at night in "sonata for harp and bicycle" show us what?

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?