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Explanation:
What qualities or abilities did Rudy most admire about Jesse Owens?
Rudy is an athlete who admires Jesse Owens, an African-American Olympic Runner, who was able to win four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He idiolised him to a great extent, where he ended up covering himself in charcoal and began trying to run the track like Jesse.
Why was his admiration of Owens discouraged by his father.
His father tells him that his family belonged to the Nazi Party. Although Alex did not despise Jews or Jewish shopkeepers, he asserts that Rudy should be grateful for having blonde hair and blue eyes, since these physical qualities would keep him safe. He has also told Rudy to stop painting himself black.
This was because many black people who lived in Germany during the Nazi regime were alienated and murdered, and were often denied to jobs. Rudy's father only wants the best for Rudy, and would want him to stay safe.
