Pity

      I do not believe that in the case of the German soldier pity should be given. In the story the Germans had set a house full of Jews on fire and had began shooting, "from the other windows fell burning bodies...we shot." How could he give pity to a man who had burned and shot civilians just because they were Jewish? A man that is this souless and uncaring does not deserve pity from anyone. Simon stated,"On his battlefield he had also "fought" against defenseless men, women, children, and the aged." He does not deserve pity or sympathy of any kind because of these actions. Anyone who can shoot and kill someone who has no way of defending themselves is; cruel, vicious, merciless, and cold blooded. Therefore the German soldier deserves no pity from Simon or anyone else.