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Swing Kids 1. Hamburg, Germany. 1939. The main character, a young, German man named Peter Muller, was very traumatized by what the Nazis and Gestapo (the terrorist political police of the Nazi regime founded by Hermann Gà ¶ring, whose purpose was to persecute all political opponents of the Nazi regime) did to his father. Over the course of the movie, Peter went through a change; he saw his father in a new light, and realized what really mattered in the world around him. Peters father was a violinist and professor at the university. He spoke out against the expulsion of the Jewish professors and the entire Nazi movement. Because of this, one night, in the middle of dinner, he was taken away by the Gestapo. He was brought back home†¦show more content†¦A change was also seen in Thomas. Like Arvid, Thomas was an extremist. He began as a die-hard, live to party, swing kid then changed into a die-hard, we are superior, Nazi. Thomas was the rebellious type, because of the way his father treated him. He wanted to rebel against, and get back at his father because his father thought of him as a misfit that would not amount to anything. His father hated Hitler and the Nazis and always spoke out against them, although only while in the comfort of his own home. As time passed and Thomas was exposed to more and more of the Nazi propaganda he began to believe it. He reported his father (they were required to report to their superiors anything someone did or said that was against the regime or Hitler), which more than likely meant death or torture for his father. He said also, Arvid was a crippleÂ…He didnt belong, after Arvids death. Thomas had turned into a Nazi. 2. A subculture is a part of society that has different ways of doing things that stray from the dominant or mainstream culture. It can sometimes be described as a stereotype. Its members have little commitment to the category. A subculture is different from the dominant culture, but is not necessarily seen as bad, and is generally seen as okay with the rest of the dominant culture. Its members still function as a part ofShow MoreRelatedAnti Semitism On Swing Kids And School Ties1232 Words   |  5 PagesAnti-Semitism in â€Å"Swing Kids† and â€Å"School Ties† â€Å"Anti-Semitism has no historical, political, and certainly no philosophical origins. Anti-Semitism is a disease†- Daniel Barenboim. According to the â€Å"Merriam Webster Dictionary† anti-Semitism is defined as â€Å"hatred of Jewish people.† Two films were released in the 1990’s that deal with different issues involving anti-Semitism. One titled â€Å"Swing Kids† was set in Nazi Germany and tells the story of a group of teenage resisters who rebel by doing swing dance, butRead MoreSwing Kids1076 Words   |  5 PagesSwing Kids Before and during World War II was a tough time to live in Nazi Germany. 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