Crossing Hitler

by Benjamin Carter Hett
published in 2008


Hans Litten had a very interesting outlook of respect to people. Litten “was too friendly to with the street sweepers and addressed beggars as “sir”-a deference he never showed to aristocratic guests at the Litten Court.” He respects the poor class of society more highly than the rich. That says a lot even for a kid. He understands to some degree their role in society and sees they can be respected more than the rich. What makes a kid believe this? I question what causes Litten to become so attached to the underdog because most kids don't tend to think this way. It used to be that in the United States, kids, raised with nanny slaves, grew up thinking of the nannies as trash. Litten came from a dominant family in Germany, so why would he regard beggars with respect. The books describes Litten as “emotionally drawn to the underdog”. The book just doesn't describe why Litten has this interesting mindset as a child.