In the two short stories The Boy Who Fought Hitler by Lauren Tarshis and Amira’s Song by Nora Raleigh Baskin are two different stories with the same theme. In the story The Boy Who Fought Hitler Ben is a Jew who was put in a camp but soon escaped the ghetto, then was living in the woods fighting for his life. On the other hand in the short story Amira’s Song Amira lived in Syria until one day Amira moved away even though a lot of her family lived in Syria. The theme between these two stories is that sometimes tough situations happen in life but you have to persevere through them. Ben has showed perseverance through his life during the holocaust. The holocaust is a time when Hitler wanted all Jews dead and of course Ben is a Jew. Ben during the holocaust was put in a ghetto. Ben was starving and cold. Apparently, the only thing they could do according to the text was wait until death. Although, Ben soon escaped the camp and hid in the woods. All the people who escaped the ghetto like Ben was in the woods too. Ben shows perseverance by fighting for his life during the holocaust a very rough and sad time during history. …show more content…
In the story Amira’s Song Amira’s parents and grandma both showed perseverance.
Amira’s parents were doctors which is a good job but they gave it up for their family. This is because they lived in Syria and Syria has wars which is not a nice place to live with wars going on. Amira’s grandma also lived in Syria although when Amira’s parents decided to move her grandmother wanted to stay. Her grandma wanted to stay in Syria because that is were her family is originated from and she also grew up there. Amira adored her grandma she would sing with her and she would teach her other things about Syria. Amira’s grandma and parents showed perseverance but so did Amira too a little by deserting her grandma and leaving
Syria. In the end both short stories The Boy Who Fought Hitler and Amira’s Song had the theme of persevering. The two stories are very different when it comes to theme and how they are persevering. Ben is persevering by trying to stay alive. While on the other hand Amira’s parents are doing what is best for their family even if it means giving up your job and her grandma perseveres by doing what she loves the most, Syria. Once again the theme between these two stories is that there are rough times in life when you will have to persevere.
In The Boy in The Striped Pajamas, a young boy named Bruno is friends with a child in a concentration camp, even though he knows he is not supposed to. In The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss, some of the Sneetches have stars and some do not. This leads to a lot of bullying, but in the end allows the Sneetches to realize that the way that someone looks does not matter. In The Harmonica, the young boy that is given a harmonica uses it to help many people feel better throughout the time of hate and intolerance. The boy plays for many people that live in a concentration camp. In The Whispering Town, many of the people overcome hate and intolerance by helping the Jewish people escape. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and the many children’s books written about the Holocaust help overcome hate and intolerance in today’s world, so that something as awful as the Holocaust will never happen
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live during World War 2? Life during World War 2 was torture if you were jewish, especially if you were a kid. Felix Salingar from Then by Morris Gleitzman and Anne Frank both knew what it was like. Their stories both describe the lives of jewish children hiding from the Nazis, in fear of being taken and killed. Throughout both of their stories, many character traits were discovered about them that show how they are similarly affected by the events in their stories. Anne Frank and Felix Salingar have many similarities, some of which stand out more than others.
The Silber Medal winning biography, “Surviving Hitler," written by Andrea Warren paints picture of life for teenagers during the Holocaust, mainly by telling the story of Jack Mandelbaum. Avoiding the use of historical analysis, Warren, along with Mandelbaum’s experiences, explains how Jack, along with a few other Jewish and non-Jewish people survived.
Through the death and destruction of the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel survived. He survived the worst of it, going from one concentration camp to it all. He survived the beginning when thousands of Jews were forcefully put under extremely tight living quarters. By the time they were settled in they were practically living on top of one another, with at least two or three families in one room. He survived Madame Schächter, a 50 year old woman who was shouting she could see a fire on their way to the concentration camp. He survived the filtration of men against all the others, lying his was through the typical questions telling them he was 18 instead of nearly 15; this saved his life. He survived the multiple selections they underwent where they kept the healthiest of them all, while the rest were sent off to the furnaces. He survived the sights he saw, the physical
Anne Frank is a perfect example of perseverance. Raised as prey and caught in crossfire, she kept her guard up and made a life for herself. Trapped in the attic like a lost hoard of house mice, her and her makeshift family lived cramped together. While the other moped, she never lost sight of what she wanted, she never gave up hope. Anne could have given up, could
In addition to him having to overcome difficult odds in order to survive for himself, he also had to care for his weakening father. A similar situation occurs in A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, however, Ishmael accepts the situation and is able to defend himself. While they differ in their ability to defend themselves, they both relate in that they need to fight, both mentally and physically, in order to survive. not only because of the hardships they faced, but also because of what they had to do in order to survive. “‘I have never spoken about the Holocaust except in one book.’”
Amir’s development from being “a boy who won’t stand up for himself,” to a man that stands up for the morally responsible thing to do (22, Hosseini). When Amir was a child, he tried to escape from his sins in the past by hiding them with lies. However, this only made it worse for Amir, causing him to be an insomniac for much of his life and putting himself through constant torment. Only when Amir became a man, like Baba wanted him to be, was Amir able to face the truth of what he done and put himself on the path of redemption. Even when Amir was suffering a violent beating from Assef, Amir was able to laugh because he knew he was doing what he should have for Hassan years ago. Amir’s development from a child, who lies in order to cower from their own mistakes, into a man, someone who is not only able to admit his sins, but atone for them, is essential to communicating the theme of redemption being the only way to settle with your
I believe these two stories can be compared because they are both dealing with young black people trying to figure out why they are being discriminated just because of their skin color. They both feel like they should be just as free or equal as white people and not judged so harshly for being born black. They both are attending school during a rough time for colored people. They both just want to make a difference and make people realize that they are not bad people and that they are just as smart as white people. I would say that they both were very unlucky to be born colored during this time period because of the hatred but at the same time they are the ones who could have the biggest impact on changing lives and making it better for colored
World War I and World II are basically the same, right? If so, Araby, written around WWI by James Joyce, and The Flash, written around WWII by Italo Calvino, are also the same, no? Indeed, these short stories have many similarities. At the same time, both stories have many differences. Thus, it is difficult to compare both stories when considering all the details. If the subject of comparison is more specific, such as epiphany, then more emphasis and effort can be put into the comparison. In Araby, the protagonist falls in love with a girl, but love deceives him. In his moment of epiphany, “[g]azing up into the darkness [he] saw [himself] as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and [his] eyes burned with anguish and anger” (Joyce 1). In The Flash, the protagonist suddenly grasps a reality, but only for an instant: “[He] stopped, blinked: [He] understood nothing. Nothing, nothing about anything. [He] didn’t understand the reasons for things or for people, it was all senseless, absurd. And [he] started to laugh” (Calvino 1). The comparison between the epiphanies of both short stories reveals the relationship amongst the similarities and differences regarding theme, symbolism and setting.
In “The Boy Who Fought Hitler” By Lauren Tarshis, Ben and the partisan group showed bravery by getting back at Hitler and doing dangerous stunts. They first, volunteer to go and do dangerous stuff like blowing up train cars that had supplies for the Nazi’s. And, Ben snook out of the concentration camp because he blended perfectly with the Polish. To prove this point, “There were holes in the wall and tunnels that led to the other side. With his blond hair and blue eyes,Ben blended
First, both Alexie and Douglass had a hard start to life. Alexie started life living in an Indian reserve, but Douglass was born a slave in Maryland. Alexie had access to books because his father loved to read and would stack books everywhere in his house. Douglass did not have access to books like Alexie did, because he was born a slave. Both stories discuss how the authors learned to read and write. Both authors learned differently, but faced similar obstacles.
The two stories share a common theme of conflict particularly from a personal level. In the short story by O’Connor “Good Country People” takes a keen interest in the personal convictions and perception of Hulga world. The reality of her internal conflict regarding her identity is witnessed through the turn of events and her attitudes towards life. All these project the war going on within her. On the other hand, the poem “blood” by Naomi is an expression of the personal anxieties and fears evading in her inner world regarding her identity in a foreign land. It is amazing how both authors try to reach a common ground by the end of their narrations about the main characters personal battles in understanding
While in school, Mom didn’t have it easy. Not only did she raise a daughter and take care of a husband, she had to deal with numerous setbacks. These included such things as my father suffering a heart attack and going on to have a triple by-pass, she herself went through an emergency surgery, which sat her a semester behind, and her father also suffered a heart attack. Mom not only dealt with these setbacks, but she had the everyday task of things like cooking dinner, cleaning the house and raising a family. I don’t know how she managed it all, but somehow she did.
She couldn’t talk since her birth so she was considered that she shouldn’t need to go to school to learn something. Her heart broke down several times while her siblings were sending to the school and she had been captivated in the home because of her disability. No one thought about what was in her mind, what she wanted to do? What was her willingness to do? Her family was busy for working in order to survive their family, and taking care her rest of the siblings. But as far she remembered, she was never considered in their mind how to teach her and give her knowledge as other general people. At that time, she broke frequently and found herself only the burden to the earth. But her courage and willingness kept her moving and her parent realized the hidden knowledge with her one da. Even she couldn’t express her feeling by speaking, she has a great power of communication by writing. She proved one day showing her parent to let them know what she wanted to do. Only after then she got pen and paper to write and books to
To begin with, I would like to describe my mom’s ambition. She wakes up every morning with the positive attitude, and a smile on her face. She is always searching for ways to improve her persona, and live a happier life. About five years ago my mother, my sister and I moved from Ukraine here to the United States. The first year in the United States was tough for us because we did not know English, however, we all worked hard and today we speak English fairly well. Since we moved from Ukraine, my mom has worked really hard to give my sister and I the lifestyle we have. My mom’s ambition to succeed in life has allowed her to grow into a wonderful person full of kindness and knowledge. Ambition is a great virtue to have, and that is one reason why my mother is my role model. My mother is a hard worker, she never...