What is the definition of the "Danish teen" in Number the Stars?

The book Number the Stars takes places in Denmark during World War II. This book highlights the bravery of the Danish people in helping Jewish people escape to Sweden to avoid persecution by the Nazi government of Germany.

In the book, there is a scene where German soldiers storm into the Johansens' apartment looking to see if they were hiding any Jewish people there. The Germans were looking for people that didn’t look Danish. The...

The book Number the Stars takes places in Denmark during World War II. This book highlights the bravery of the Danish people in helping Jewish people escape to Sweden to avoid persecution by the Nazi government of Germany.

In the book, there is a scene where German soldiers storm into the Johansens' apartment looking to see if they were hiding any Jewish people there. The Germans were looking for people that didn’t look Danish. The typical Danish teen is described as being happy-go-lucky. They would possess certain physical characteristics including blond hair and blue eyes. Any person who didn’t fit this description was considered to be suspicious in the eyes of the German soldiers who were looking for Jewish people who lived in Denmark. This is an important scene in the book because Mr. Johansen showed a picture of his deceased daughter, who had didn’t have blond hair when she was younger. This helped keep Ellen safe when the Germans entered the Johansens' apartment looking for Jewish people who may have been hiding there.