Never Give InAs Babe Ruth, a famous baseball player, once said: “It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. » Faced with a challenge that requires a lot of perseverance or, even less, any obstacle in life, the person who sticks to it ends up finding an answer or a solution. With morale very close to this, the Greeks were determined to surpass the Nazis during World War II in order to reconquer their country. Modern Greek authors such as Ileana Karafilly and other anonymous poets like those translated by Wislawa Szymbroska depict characters in their works who exemplify the concept of the will to pursue what one wants through hard work and a strong can-do attitude consisting of putting personal needs before others. . Being trapped in Nazi-invaded Greek society and stuck in an “every man for himself” perspective, no one could trust each other. Once people realized that they would have to fight for what they wanted, citizens and characters were able to achieve whatever they wanted as long as they were willing to work for it. This struggle to reclaim their homeland began on April 6, 1941, when Germany invaded Greece and the conflict began. With the country no longer under the control of the Greeks, but rather under the control of foreigners, pandemonium spread within the country (Livanos 15-16). While the Nazis were in power, people lived in resistance, wanting to fight the Nazis in order to regain their freedom (Livanos 1-3). Finally, in October 1944, Greece was liberated, but as Greece remained in poor condition, its economy collapsed and remained weak to the present day (Shiller 15-18). The struggle to survive these conflicts is depicted in the literary works of the authors. like Irena Karafilly, who wrote the n...... middle of paper ......ography in context. Internet. March 28, 2014 Karafilly, Irena. The captive sun. Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2012. Print. Livanos, Dimitris. “After the end of the war: rebuilding the family, the nation and the Greek state, 1943-1960.” (Shorter reviews). The English Historical Review 116.469 (2001): 1306+. Literary Resource Center. Internet. March 28, 2014.Shiller, Robert J. “High debt is not necessarily a problem. » Government spending. Marry. Merino Christmas. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Views. Rep. Excerpt from “Debt and Illusion”. www.project-syndicate.org. 2011. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Internet. March 28, 2014Szymborska, Wisconsin, and Stanis czak. View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems. New York: Harcourt Brace and Co., 1995. PrintWalker, Richard. Taki's casualness. Spectator July 18, 2009: 22 Literary Resource Center. Web.March 28. 2014