How much does context matter
when expressing an idea in literature?

A lot!

Explanation:

It means so much, because you do not want to have a reader who is flipping through the pages of a story without knowledge of what is happening! Would you like to read a book that had random events happening all of the time with no explanation?

rudy is the nazi ideal, unfortunately for the nazis his ideal comes in the form of jesse the complete opposite of those who embrace the idea of white supremacy. over the course of the novel, rudy learns that he wants nothing to do with the hitler youth, and because of this his parents are forced to make a bargain; rudy's father is forced into the military, so that his son can remain home.   both liesel and hans influence that young man that rudy becomes. following han's example, rudy puts aside his own hunger to risk his life so that the jewish prisoners might have bread to eat.