Imagine walking through a door and realizing you are in a different place at a different time. What would you do with that? The Devil's Arithmetic is a book by Jane Yolen. It is about a girl named Hannah who time travels to the time of the Holocaust and gets shipped off to Auschwitz. After many months, maybe even years, in the camp, she switches places with a girl to go to the gas chambers. After walking in, she time-traveled back into the present. Out of these events, I think the major conflict Hannah faces that shapes her personality throughout the novel is when she gets yelled at by her Grandpa Will. Another one is when she is not ready to adhere to being a Jew. A battle Hannah faces is when Grandpa Will yells at her for drawing a tattoo …show more content…
78, pg. 78. 4) In this quote, Hannah is complaining to her mom because she has to go to Passover with her relatives. She had just come from her friend Rosemary's house while they were celebrating Easter. Her grandpa embarrasses her and doesn’t want to go to his house. This conflict is man vs. self, as she is in a constant fight within herself to accept herself. This quarrel is one of the many that Hannah faces while on her travels, but I think it is one of the most important ones that helps her character grow. Another one of the other conflicts is when Hannah is working to accept her religion. She thought that it might please Grandpa Will as much as the new baby had. For a moment, he stared at her uncomprehendingly. Then suddenly he grabbed at her, screaming in Yiddish Malachi-ha-Mavis over and over, his face gray and horrible. Yolen, pg. 78, pg. 78. 9. Hannah was at her little brother's party with all her relatives when she thought of drawing a tattoo on her arm to match her grandpa. He did not appreciate it as much as she thought he would. The conflict that is being shown is man versus man, since her grandpa slapped and screamed at her. Hannah does not want to go to the Seder because she is disconnected from her
1. When Hannah’s head is shaved at the camp, she begins to cry. Gitl makes Hannah promise-“…promise me you will cry no more before these monsters. We will never cry again. ‘Never,’ Hannah agreed…feeling stronger because of the promise…(p. 95).” Why does this promise make her feel stronger? Support your response with text evidence. Gitl states, "Without laughter there is no hope. Without hope there is no life." Crying shows weakness, and if the Jews show weakness, the Nazis will take advantage
The Devil’s Arithmetic Independent Reading Response Questions, Chapters 6-9: 1) Hannah reveals that her best friend is Rosemary, a Catholic girl, and states, “As if that matters (p. 46).” As Chaya, her new friends are in shock upon hearing this. Ester states, “My father will not even let me talk to a goy (p. 47).” Why will Ester’s father not allow this? Why is Hannah not bothered by it? Use text evidence to support your response. Answer: Esther states, “My father will not even let me talk to a
Hopeless. The uncertainty. Life in the concentration camps was never easy. Working hard, just trying to live through another day. Hannah Stern, a teen girl. The literacy producer, Dustin Hoffman and author, Jane Yolen, worked their best to never forget this tragic time. Devil’s Arithmetic and the Holocaust must be remembered in our hearts forever. If we forget what happened in the camps, then we might repeat it again in the future. Although the book and the movie are based on the same story, there
In the two differing pieces of literature about the Holocaust, The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen and “Little Polish Boy Standing With his Arms Up” by Peter Fischl they both have similar themes and purposes for writing their piece of literature, but have opposing tones. The novel The Devil’s Arithmetic talks about how the Nazis tortured and dehumanized the innocent Jewish people. The tone of Jane Yolen’s novel is a respectful one, she wants us to remember everyone that was important who died. In
The Devil’s Arithmetic is a book about a girl named Hannah Stern who finds herself thrown back to 1942, during the holocaust. She learns what it was like when her aunt and grandfather, as they too were in the camps. If you want to teach children about humanity’s single greatest atrocity, then The Devil’s Arithmetic is the best book for you to teach. The book The Devil’s Arithmetic, published in 1988 by Jane Yolen, a jewish author, begins when Hannah Stern, a jewish girl and her family are driving
In the novels Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson and The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen, the theme “stay strong even when times get rough” is shown by love, courage, and family. The authors express this by putting conflict and setting in the stories. The characters then learn how to love, be courageous, and to stick with their family when times get hard. In the book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson, a 14 year old girl is living in the year of 1793, when the disease of yellow fever was spreading
repeat themselves, so we make sure to educate our youth on those topics. Such as the Holocaust, books like Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen, and The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti along with articles Betrayed by America and Teens against Hitler portray how bad the Holocaust was. These works of literature present the troubles and tantrums the Holocaust caused. The Devil’s Arithmetic is about a girl named Hannah finding out the significance of the Holocaust and how it awful the camps were
same story written differently? No one really knows, but you can see that it is true in the story Devil's Arithmetic. While there are similitudes, there are many distinctions that change the story. These variations twist the story into something different, but how knows if this is a benefit. The movie Devil's Arithmetic was made in 1999 that was based off Devil's Arithmetic, a book written by Jane Yolen. The novel and the movie were about a teenager named Hannah that doesn't want to remember what happened
wildfire through the camps. How loved ones can throw away their lives to save their families. This is what Hannah did in the book and the movie. You should never forget as well. The Book’s Title is The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen. The movie is titled The Devil’s Arithmetic and was made in 1999. The book starts out with Hannah not wanting to remember. She does not want to go to the family Passover. She is forced to go with her little brother Aaron. Although it was the same old Passover
the book, but you gain a new version of it and sometimes it’s not as exceptional. Sometimes they leave out important characters, or they leave out cool events, or sometimes the message isn’t the same. This will be comparing Devil’s Arithmetic. Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen and the movie made in 1999 is a story about a girl named Hannah who is Jewish and has to travel to her Family’s house every year for Passover. Hannah is named after her Aunt Eva’s friend, who is now deceased. Aunt Eva is the
“Books and the movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.” -Stephen King. Stephen King was exactly right about that. The book called “Devil’s Arithmetic” has many differences compared to the movie. However, the theme in the movie and the book has been the same thing: ALWAYS remember. Furthermore, there are many other similarities that build up the theme of remembering. We must never forget what occurred during the Holocaust, because if people don’t
The Devil’s Arithmetic is written by Jane Yolen. The story’s main character is Hannah. Hannah is a thirteen year old girl who is unappreciative of her family and everything they do for her. During a Seder dinner, Hannah is transported back in time to rural Poland in 1942. In this time Hannah becomes Chaya. During a wedding procession, she is captured and taken to a concentration camp. In the camp Hannah experienced different kinds of family structures. Some of the family structures Hannah experienced