Compare And Contrast The Devil's Arithmetic

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Devil’s Arithmetic Analytical Essay There are many similarities and differences in the book Devil’s Arithmetic and the movie. One thing is for certain, the theme in both the book and the movie are the same. The similarities between the novel and the movie The Devil's Arithmetic are very few and far between. In the movie, it became very noticeable that they took what Jane Yolen wrote and destroyed it by changing in so much. In both the movie and the book Hannah saved Rivka’s life. Also the Germans interrupted the wedding between Schmuel and his bride to take the Jews to the concentration camps. One more is while in the camp everybody was shaved, tattooed, dressed in old jail suits, and given a bowl with many tasks to do at the camp. In

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