“And it meant two rifles, gripped in the hands of the soldiers.” (Pg. 2). The German town in Copenhagen created by Lois Lowry, is not a safe place for the protagonists Annemarie and Ellen. The German soldiers persecuted Jews and threw them into camps, including Ellen. None of the residents had good food or drinks other than water. In “Number the Stars” Lois Lowry uses italics to change the emotions of words.
To begin, the author makes the dialogue said by a German soldier, sound stern almost like the soldier is yelling,. “I do know your customs,” (pg.84). The “do” can be said forcefully. lf the “do” wasn’t italicized than it could have been said without an angry voice. Stating that the italicized word, used by the author, is said with a stern …show more content…
(pg. 29) “‘Green!” Kristi wailed “I will never, ever wear green shoes,”’ this is an example of Kristi stating in a firm way that she will never wear green shoes. Throughout the book the author uses examples with italics. This is an exquisite example of the craft move because it is showing the personality of Kristi and how readers perceive her in in the book. She can be sarcastic and picky. On the contrast, some people think that the author uses italics to show the importance of that word, not to change the emotion. They don’t know that the whole dialogue is change with italics. Try reading this quote with and without italics. (Pg. 42) “I used to pretend that she was my sister, too.” Also this one “I used to pretend that she was my sister, too.” It sounds different also it means two different things. So the italics change emotion of words, not show importance.
‘“Until then,” Annemarie told him, “I’ll wear it myself.”’ In the book “Number the Stars”, the author, Lois Lowry, uses italics to change the emotions of words. Without the italics the book may be boring during dialogue. It leaves readers with the question, why does she use italics this much? Why doesn’t she just rewrite the text? The italics help the book leave the readers with them knowing the italics were a great thing to be added. We can better understand the text with the
To begin, the author makes the dialogue said by a German soldier, sound stern almost like the soldier is yelling,. “I do know your customs,” (pg.84). The “do” can be said forcefully. lf the “do” wasn’t italicized than it could have been said without an angry voice. Stating that the italicized word, used by the author, is said with a stern …show more content…
(pg. 29) “‘Green!” Kristi wailed “I will never, ever wear green shoes,”’ this is an example of Kristi stating in a firm way that she will never wear green shoes. Throughout the book the author uses examples with italics. This is an exquisite example of the craft move because it is showing the personality of Kristi and how readers perceive her in in the book. She can be sarcastic and picky. On the contrast, some people think that the author uses italics to show the importance of that word, not to change the emotion. They don’t know that the whole dialogue is change with italics. Try reading this quote with and without italics. (Pg. 42) “I used to pretend that she was my sister, too.” Also this one “I used to pretend that she was my sister, too.” It sounds different also it means two different things. So the italics change emotion of words, not show importance.
‘“Until then,” Annemarie told him, “I’ll wear it myself.”’ In the book “Number the Stars”, the author, Lois Lowry, uses italics to change the emotions of words. Without the italics the book may be boring during dialogue. It leaves readers with the question, why does she use italics this much? Why doesn’t she just rewrite the text? The italics help the book leave the readers with them knowing the italics were a great thing to be added. We can better understand the text with the