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The Truce in the Forest (Story and Movie)

The Truce in the Forest is a story by Fritz Vincken. Set during World War II, it tells the tale of a Christmas Eve meeting between American and German soldiers. It was made into a movie in 1990. In this category, you can learn all about the story, from the characters and setting to the mood and theme.

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How does the setting contribute to this story truce in the forest?

the setting contibute to this story is when the american and german soldiers had met each other

What is a summary of Truce in the Forest?

In the middle of World War II, a German mother and son take two American soldiers, one of them wounded, into their home to get warm and eat a hot meal. When they are about to sit down to their meal, three German soldiers knock on the door. They are also welcomed into the home to eat and to warm themselves by the fire, but not before they are ordered to lay their guns outside. The mother insists that there will be no fighting in her house.

What is the theme in the truce in the forest story?

The theme of the story "Truce in the Forest" by Fritz Vincken is calm in the midst of a storm, peace in the midst of a war, and the peace of God being stronger than the enmity of man.

Does calling a truce mean that a conflict is over?

Calling a truce does not necessarily indicate that a conflict is over. It simply signifies a temporary stoppage in the conflict.

Who are the characters in the story truce in the forest?

Characters in the Truce in the forest:
  1. Mother - brave
  2. Son - 12 - year-old
  3. Jim - dark-haired, stocky, american soldier
  4. Robin - tall and slender, american soldier
  5. Harry - wounded one
  6. Hanz- from cologne, 16-year-old
  7. Willi - from cologne, 16-year-old
  8. German corporal - 23-year-old, eldest one

Setting of truce in the forest?

Truce in the Forest is based on a true story from Christmas Eve, 1944, in the middle of the Battle of the Bulge. A woman agrees to hide three American soldiers but finds herself in a potentially explosive situation when German soldiers appear at her door. It is set through the densely forested Ardennes Mountains region of Wallonia in Belgium.