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Three Acts of Stupidity by Rudy Steiner

Why does Rudy provoke Franz?

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Rudy is stubborn and no coward. Franz represents everything that is wrong with Germany. Rudy throws a rock at Franz as a protest to everything Franz is. Rudy gets a beating for his efforts but Rudy accepted this: his act symbolized good not giving up against evil.