Refugee is a novel about survival and courage because Josef, Mahmoud, and Isabel all sacrificed their lives. They did dangerous things even though they are scared, which shows that they have courage. In the novel, the characters go through dangerous situations and suffering. Refugee is a novel about survival and courage because Josef, Mahmoud, and Isabel have sacrificed their lives. Also, they did things that caused danger even though when they were scared. In the novel, both Isabel and Josef showed sacrifice for survival during their journeys. Josef sacrificed his life for his sister’s life when he decided who is going to go free. He was taken by the “Nazis” and was brought to a concentration camp. It showed sacrifice because Josef saved his sister’s life instead of his own life. Isabel shows survival when she fell in the water while she's on the boat in a storm. Her mother calls out for her. And Isabel struggles to get back on the boat. she didn’t get back on t...