There are many social issues that come across in our everyday lives. One of the most important problem is stereotyping. The two characters discussed in this essay are Hana from “Hana’s Suitcase” by Karen Levine and the Princess Elizabeth from “The Paper Bag Princess” by Robert Munsch. Both Hana and Elizabeth have been stereotyped. Hana is stereotyped on her cultural and religious beliefs; she has witnessed the mass killings of the Jewish people in Germany. The character princess Elizabeth is stereotyped based on traditional fairy tales; where the princess Elizabeth has to rescue the prince by fighting with the dragon. She faces a sexist stereotype. This essay will briefly explain how effectively both the authors Levine and Munsch deal with stereotyping.
In the story Hana’s suitcase, Hana’s family belongs to Jewish religion, who lives in Czechoslovakia in Europe. Like any other religions. Jewish society has certain cultural beliefs. The story of Hana is a real life experience, which deals with the circumstances, Hana’s family has faced during the brutal killing of Jewish people by German during Holocaust. The people of Germany has taught that Jewish people were evil representatives who worked together with the evils. The Germans went on believing that Jewish people were responsible for killing Jesus …show more content…
She uses the story of a little girl known as Hana and how she was slowly seeing the effects of the Nazis invasion on her life. During this period of time, Hana was no longer allowed to attend the school and play in parks. She didn’t understand why she can’t go out and play like her other friends and why being Jewish was wrong. The author tries to demonstrate the cause of being stereotype through the Nazi invasion and writes about Hana because it creates a huge impact on the readers, so that they feel a stronger emotional connection to Hana and learn about the situation she has been which occurred from
In the story Hana’s suitcase, Hana’s family belongs to Jewish religion, who lives in Czechoslovakia in Europe. Like any other religions. Jewish society has certain cultural beliefs. The story of Hana is a real life experience, which deals with the circumstances, Hana’s family has faced during the brutal killing of Jewish people by German during Holocaust. The people of Germany has taught that Jewish people were evil representatives who worked together with the evils. The Germans went on believing that Jewish people were responsible for killing Jesus …show more content…
She uses the story of a little girl known as Hana and how she was slowly seeing the effects of the Nazis invasion on her life. During this period of time, Hana was no longer allowed to attend the school and play in parks. She didn’t understand why she can’t go out and play like her other friends and why being Jewish was wrong. The author tries to demonstrate the cause of being stereotype through the Nazi invasion and writes about Hana because it creates a huge impact on the readers, so that they feel a stronger emotional connection to Hana and learn about the situation she has been which occurred from