{"id":49458,"date":"2024-09-13T14:11:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/?p=49458"},"modified":"2024-09-13T14:11:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:11:49","slug":"did-you-not-shout-for-help-bertolt-brecht-the-helpless-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/did-you-not-shout-for-help-bertolt-brecht-the-helpless-boy\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Did you not shout for help? (BERTOLT BRECHT &#8211; The helpless boy)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. K. talked about the bad habit of silently allowing an injustice suffered to eat at one, and told the following story: A boy was crying to himself and a passerby asked what was wrong. &#8216;I had saved two dimes for the movies,&#8217; said the boy, &#8216;when a big lad came and grabbed one from me,&#8217; and he pointed at a lad who could be seen some distance away. &#8216;Did you not shout for help?&#8217; asked the man. &#8216;I did,&#8217; said the boy and sobbed a little more loudly. &#8216;And didn&#8217;t anyone hear you?&#8217; the man went on, stroking him fondly. &#8216;No,&#8217; sobbed the boy and looked at the man with new hope. 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