Question

Sophie Scholl wrote that the yardstick inside every person is the "most

difficult yardstick." What do you think she meant? What standards did
she try to hold herself to? In a 250-word essay, describe Sophie's views
and relate them to your own. Use details from the text to support your
analysis.

Answer 1

When Sophie Scholl writes, "We all have this yardstick inside ourselves." She is referring to the standards each induvial hold for themself. When she points out that the yardstick inside everyone is the "most difficult yardstick" she believes many people struggle to keep up and display their true morals and standards. Sophie's standard for herself was to think and do what was morally right, instead of just agreeing with the National Socialistic ideas that everyone was being forced to believe. Sophie is shown holding herself to this standard in the text, which states, "Though Sophie knew the correct National Socialistic answer to every question, she soon found herself unwilling to give her teachers the answers they wanted but she felt were wrong."

At first, Sophie believed Hitler would help Germany achieve greatness, but as she grew older her views changed. She thought that everyone was individual, and they shouldn't be forced to believe the same worldview. I agree with this viewpoint and think that people should have the right to think differently no matter race, religion, or gender as long as it does not hurt others. In Highschool, Sophie realizes that disagreeing with the the view being forced upon her will effect her education. Knowing this, Sophie changes to graduate. The text explains, "The threat worked: Worried now, Sophie buckled and studied hard to pas the Abitur, a difficult graduation test, in order to receive her diploma." As much as I stand by my views, like Sophie, I would not let my views affect with my education or quality of life.

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Answer 2

Answer and Explanation:

Sophie believed that the ultra nationalist, socialist and Nazi concepts were built with the national and social parameters that each country presented. These parameters were easy to analyze and understand how these political philosophies were established. However, the citizens of each country had their own parameters to accept or refuse these philosophies and these parameters were difficult to be analyzed due to the diversity of thoughts and motives that promoted them. From this form, it is difficult to understand why each person decided to support these concepts.

Sophia, however, did not agree with the Nazi and ultra nationalist positions and began to question them, establishing a pattern of refusal to them and a position of regeijão and resistance to them.