Once I first heard the title The Devils Arithmetic I figured it would be about demons and
supernatural creatures. While I was reading the book it made me think about the movie I
watched in my Facing history class the Boy In The Striped Pajamas. After I finish reading and
watching the Devils Arithmetic I understood the Holocaust and how the Nazis were treating the
Jews like slaves. The Devils Arithmetic actually referred to the book and the movie the Nazis
were the devils, and the numbers the Nazis tattooed on the Jews were the Arithmetic.
In the beginning of the story Hannah and her mom were talking in the car about the Passover
and how it’s important to go and see everyone. Hannah was complaining and didn't want to
attend …show more content…
Once
they started the Seder her grandpa Will let her have watered down wine and she enjoyed it.
Grandpa Will says she could open up the door and suddenly leads her so a whole different
place. She wakes up in a strange home she's never seen before and wonders where her
parents are. The first people she saw when she woke up was her Aunt and her Cousin. They tell
Hannah that her parents died from a fever and she was in one to but she survived it.
I can reflect back on when I first read the title I didn't know what it was about, but now I
can explain what it’s about. There was a Jewish girl named Hannah she really didn't
appreciate her culture as much as her family did. One day they was going to their Aunt
Eva for the Passover but Hannah didn't want to go. When Hannah was at the Seder they
allowed her to drink watered down wine and she liked it. Grandpa Will said she could
open up the door for the Prophet Elijah. So, now we understand what’s going on and what’s
going to happen next is a life lesson for Hannah. Supposedly at the end of the story that
lesson had a huge effect on Hannah and made her see her culture
supernatural creatures. While I was reading the book it made me think about the movie I
watched in my Facing history class the Boy In The Striped Pajamas. After I finish reading and
watching the Devils Arithmetic I understood the Holocaust and how the Nazis were treating the
Jews like slaves. The Devils Arithmetic actually referred to the book and the movie the Nazis
were the devils, and the numbers the Nazis tattooed on the Jews were the Arithmetic.
In the beginning of the story Hannah and her mom were talking in the car about the Passover
and how it’s important to go and see everyone. Hannah was complaining and didn't want to
attend …show more content…
Once
they started the Seder her grandpa Will let her have watered down wine and she enjoyed it.
Grandpa Will says she could open up the door and suddenly leads her so a whole different
place. She wakes up in a strange home she's never seen before and wonders where her
parents are. The first people she saw when she woke up was her Aunt and her Cousin. They tell
Hannah that her parents died from a fever and she was in one to but she survived it.
I can reflect back on when I first read the title I didn't know what it was about, but now I
can explain what it’s about. There was a Jewish girl named Hannah she really didn't
appreciate her culture as much as her family did. One day they was going to their Aunt
Eva for the Passover but Hannah didn't want to go. When Hannah was at the Seder they
allowed her to drink watered down wine and she liked it. Grandpa Will said she could
open up the door for the Prophet Elijah. So, now we understand what’s going on and what’s
going to happen next is a life lesson for Hannah. Supposedly at the end of the story that
lesson had a huge effect on Hannah and made her see her culture