Comparing The Holocaust And Jacob's Rescue

The Holocaust was the Nazi’s attempt to kill all Jews. The Holocaust was from 1933 to 1945. Millions of Jews died during the Holocaust. I read the books, “Jacob’s Rescue” and “Once” which were stories about Jewish families during the time of the holocaust. The book, “Jacob’s Rescue” was about a young boy name Jacob. Jacob and his brothers had to go in hiding like many Jewish families during this time. A family, who were not Jewish, took Jacob into hiding. The book, “Once” was about a boy named Felix. Felix is a Jewish boy in Poland who had to hide from the Nazi’s. Felix came out of hiding to try and find his family. In this essay, I will be discussing the similarities of the authors’ perspective of these two books.
The book, “Jacob’s Rescue” was a story about a family during the Holocaust. The character Jacob was a Jew during the Holocaust. In order to save his life, he was sent to a family named the Roslan’s. Jacob’s character was what the Holocaust was all about, the Jews trying to live during this hard time. During the time of the Holocaust many sicknesses also were spread and not treated especially if you were a Jew. Since Jews were being killed …show more content…
The boy, Felix, was in hiding during the Holocaust but wanted to find his family and so the journey he took is told by him. The Holocaust affected the character Felix because he had to see and survive the dangers during this time. It also affected Felix’s hope of finding his family. Once he left from hiding he struggled with understanding what and why the Holocaust was happening. He especially wondered because of the setting of his voyage to find his family. He saw people dead and being killed. The author of “Once” did not feel that Felix should take off on his own because of all the bad things happening during the Holocaust. The author knew that he was going to be in danger because of the setting outside and the dangerous