A Little Help Could Come In Handy

The war was finally coming to an end after long years of fighting and hate. During the war, a lot of patriotism is formed mainly because of the propaganda there is en each country. This creates a hate between the people, the civilians of each country. For example if Venezuela decided to declare war on Colombia well Colombians will hate Venezuelans because of the war. Of course, every American hated the Germans during the Second World War and probably the Japanese hated the Americans after the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Billy Pilgrim experienced a very unique thing, a German innkeeper giving shelter to American refugees after the bombings of Dresden. It’s one thing that wouldn’t normally happen, especially during this war, giving shelter to the enemy.
“The blind innkeeper said that the Americans could sleep in his stable at night, and he gave them soup and ersatz coffee and a little beer. The he came out to the stable to listen to them bedding down in the straw. “Good night, Americans,” he said in German. “Sleep well.”
This must have been a very impacting moment for Billy Pilgrim and all the other refugees, being able to stay at a German home. They probably thought of the blind innkeeper as their savor, they had just escaped from the greatest massacre in European history and were refugees at the enemy’s house. This must have been pretty touching for the Americans and should be very thankful to that blind innkeeper.