Effects of Lies and Truths on Annemarie in Number the Stars
Sometimes adults lie to children. Maybe it’s for their safety. Maybe it’s because they’re afraid. In the book, Annemarie was lied to a lot for different reasons. She was lied to too protect her and to protect others.
One time, Annemarie was lied to about her Great-aunt Birte dying. Annemarie’s mom and uncle told her they would have a funeral for her but when she and her uncle went to milk the cow, he told her that Great-aunt Birte was not real. He said, “It is much easier to be brave if you don’t know everything”(page 76). This was to protect her so if the Nazis came she would not know the information and wouldn’t have to lie to them. He said her mom doesn’t know everything and he doesn’t know everything. They only know what they absolutely have to know because too much information is …show more content…
Her sister, Lisa, and Peter were part of the resistance. They were in a meeting when the Nazis came in and every body ran. As Lisa was running away, the Nazis ran her down in their car. When Annemarie’s parents found out, they told Annemarie that her sister died in a car accident. That was part of the truth, not the whole truth. This did not sound very heroic or anything but when Annemarie’s parents told her the complete truth at the end, it made Annemarie feel like her sister was a superstar. Her sister died trying to help fight a seemingly unstoppable power that made Lisa look like a hero. Her parents did the right thing by not telling Annemarie the whole truth because she was too young. In finding out the truth, it made Annemarie feel sad but happy of what her sister did.
In the book, Annemarie was lied to, maybe to protect her or to protect every body. In conclusion, sometimes children do need to be lied to because if you tell them everything than they could say something they are not supposed to and get themselves or others
Sometimes adults lie to children. Maybe it’s for their safety. Maybe it’s because they’re afraid. In the book, Annemarie was lied to a lot for different reasons. She was lied to too protect her and to protect others.
One time, Annemarie was lied to about her Great-aunt Birte dying. Annemarie’s mom and uncle told her they would have a funeral for her but when she and her uncle went to milk the cow, he told her that Great-aunt Birte was not real. He said, “It is much easier to be brave if you don’t know everything”(page 76). This was to protect her so if the Nazis came she would not know the information and wouldn’t have to lie to them. He said her mom doesn’t know everything and he doesn’t know everything. They only know what they absolutely have to know because too much information is …show more content…
Her sister, Lisa, and Peter were part of the resistance. They were in a meeting when the Nazis came in and every body ran. As Lisa was running away, the Nazis ran her down in their car. When Annemarie’s parents found out, they told Annemarie that her sister died in a car accident. That was part of the truth, not the whole truth. This did not sound very heroic or anything but when Annemarie’s parents told her the complete truth at the end, it made Annemarie feel like her sister was a superstar. Her sister died trying to help fight a seemingly unstoppable power that made Lisa look like a hero. Her parents did the right thing by not telling Annemarie the whole truth because she was too young. In finding out the truth, it made Annemarie feel sad but happy of what her sister did.
In the book, Annemarie was lied to, maybe to protect her or to protect every body. In conclusion, sometimes children do need to be lied to because if you tell them everything than they could say something they are not supposed to and get themselves or others