Zlata and Lydia are 2 survivors that are very much alike and different in many ways. They both had to do what was necessary to survive during wars. Zlata and Lydia both did not know if they were going to live or die because at any moment Zlata could have been bombed and Lydia could have been put in a gas chamber. They also both had to get food somehow for instance Zlata had to go out and get food being careful with what she did because at any moment she could be shot and Lydia had to sneak in fruits and vegetables from the garden carefully making sure they don’t splat and draw attention to her and the ones she was with. Zlata and Lydia were different in many ways as well. Zlata had to survive a war in her own country caused by the outrage and
