The novel Milkweed, by Jerry Spinelli, is about a young orphan boy named Misha Pilsudski, originally known as "Stop Thief" (1) who is a Gypsy in the time of the holocaust. Throughout this book Misha also known as "Stop Thief' struggles with his identity. In fact at one point he does not even known his real name or how old he is. Misha is an interesting character because even though he is going through the worst possible time of his life he is always is positive, hopeful and innocent. Misha goes through many internal conflicts throughout this book including, not knowing who he is, not knowing the meaning of family, and thinking that it is a good thing to be a Gypsy in this time period. In the novel the author uses pathos right of the back to
