Character Analysis-- Big Henryk

Big Henryk. A stupid kid, says "Yes," to every question that people ask him. Why should he be heard? All he says is "Yes." Big Henryk doesn't get much attention except for when he is the center of attention when "the kids," ask him stupid questions only to find an even stupider answer. It seems as though the only word he knows is "Yes." In my perception of Big Henryk though, he is just faking his stupidity, because underneath, he is the one who knows it all. In my eyes, Big Henryk is thinking of escape plans, to escape the grasp of Hitler and Himmler. He is the one. That hero that will come to save the day thanks to his smarts. Underneath, Big Henryk is a hero but the other orphans are too busy making fun of him to see underneath that stupidity that shows. In order to be a hero though, you can't be afraid to show your beliefs and opinions and speak up for yourself. Even though Henryk doesn't do that- I think that secretly he has his own beliefs- angels. It seemed to me that in the graveyard, Big Henryk was with Misha all along, believing in angles too, but was put down by the comments given to Misha for believing in such a thing. His secret belief fuels him to secretly be smart. To be the person that he is underneath. A hero.