Heroism

Trust

Honesty

Interaction

Loss

Oppression 

Choices

Disappointment

Afraid

David is not a hero as King, the dog is shot and David does not save him.

David does not trust many people on his trip.

David is not honest to most strangers as he lies to say he is not lost.

David does not interact with many people as he is very shy and does not trust them.

David loses his mum and dad and is taken into a concentration camp.

David is always worried about the Bolsheviks and how they took over the country.

David makes choices throughout the book. Some of his choices  are bad choices and he is not successful.

       David was disappointed because he was told he could never express his feelings to anyone else.

David was very afraid of all his surroundings. He could not trust anyone, and he risked his life be escaping.