Similarities And Differences In The Devil's Arithmetic It

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The book and the movie are both very different, yet they are also the same in a few ways. In the book they had different characters, then the movie. In the movie they had gotten rid of some of the characters and then added new ones. The theme in the movie and the book is the same. In the Devil's arithmetic It starts out in New Rochelle and Hannah is forced to go to her grandparents with her parent for the celebration of the Seder. While at the Seder, she is chosen to open the door for Elisha and when she does, she is whisked away to Poland in 1942. Hannah can’t remember anything. Gertrude, informing her that she came from Lublin and her family was killed by the scarlet fever. Her aunt then takes her to get dressed for Shmuel's wedding a drab …show more content…

In both of them the general theme was that sacrifices must be made for those of whom you love. Also that love means that you can count on me good times and bad times. They both start you out with this girl Hannah with an age range between 12-19 and a somewhat of a fiery temper. In both of them Hannah is also a very good story teller and tells stories to her friends. They both also allow her to run into a girl her age named Rivka. In the concentration camps, lots of people that Hannah knew was killed. There were escape attempts in both of them and in both they were executed for their …show more content…

In the book there are characters such as Gertrude, who is Chaya’s aunt, Yitzchak and his children, Grandpa Will/Wolfe, Yente a friend of Chaya/Hannah and many more that aren't in the movie. The author says that the little girl dies while abed. In the book Chaya doesn’t meet Rivka until she gets to the camp and then Rivka is just a friend made on the spot. In the movie, Rivka is Chaya’s cousin and they are together as soon as Hannah is put in Poland. Also in the book the house Hannah wakes up in is in the countryside, however, in the movie the house she is in is in a little town. In the movie Hannah is already driving and is rather bold, however, in the book Hannah is not as old and she is nowhere as bold as she is in the movie. In the movie the almost escapees were hung and in the book they were put in front of the firing squad and Leia runs up to Shmuel and then is shot with him. In the book Yitzchak escapes, but Yitzchak doesn’t show in the movie and Leia is not shot with

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