Examples Of Misha Milgrom In Milkweed

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People of all ages have identities and names. When it comes to misha milgrom,in the book milkweed by jerry spinelli,he has multiple identities that change with his name. Misha has three main names stop thief,misha,and poppynoodle.every time he changes his name his personality changes as well. This leads to him finding more people. When Misha is called Misha Milgrom, he becomes a true member of the family by becoming a jew.(158) This shows how he changed because a normal person doesn't just change religions, especially in ww2. He could get in even worse trouble than he is because hitler hated jews more than anything else. Even though he knew all of this he still decided to change because it would fit his name. When Misha becomes the final

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