Mrs. Becker faced adversity when the Titanic began sinking, as she feared she would not survive. She was able to escape by asking to get on a lifeboat. Jonas faced adversity when he received painful memories from the past of his community, including seeing his father kill a baby. He ran away with his brother to avoid a similar fate. Victor faced adversity when he wanted to talk to a girl but was scared, so he pretended to speak French to get her attention, though he did not actually know French.