Holocaust writing The Holocaust was part of the most horrific scene in world history. Both Yolen and Fischl have a deep perspective about WWII. Although they’re both talking about the tortuous war and have the same purpose to remember and respect the millions who lost their life to the devil himself. They explain their purpose with completely different tones, and use writer tools in opposite ways. In The Devil's Arithmetic, Yolen goes deep by using knowledge and help from witnesses from the death defying time, but what sets Yolen's story apart from others is her rich vocabulary. On the other hand in “ The Little Polish Boy,” Fischl sets his tone and writer tools differently by, using repetition multiple times and capitalizing specific words
