Listen to me, and do not be afraid— for this disease infects no one but me. why is “disease” a good metaphor here? because it makes us sick it suggests something that is horrible and incurable it suggests he is alone and blind because thebes is suffering from the black plague

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.

answer: do

the 'italicized phrase' is a noun clause that is used as a direct object.