Summary: The Devils Arithmetic

The novel The Devils Arithmetic describes what real camp survivors of the Holocaust had to go through, and it shows how satanic the Nazis were. After the story there was an epilogue that told you the truth about the story. The author of the novel had changed the names of everyone, but all the devastating, and tragic events are real even though they are hard to believe. In the begging of the novel Nazi soldiers had come into the countryside, and interrupted Fagye’s wedding. This upset her, because she loved Shmuel, and wanted to be with him for the rest of her life. The Nazis had claimed that they are going to relocate the Jews, because they were in a time of war, and wanted to keep them safe. This was all propaganda, because instead of relocating …show more content…
His words were very motivational, because if they hadn’t heard these words they could have lost the war. This is, because he told them not to give into what the Nazi were doing. Winston Churchill’s words mean a lot to me, and could be used in our time. It means that there are a lot of evil people in this world. They can think the unimaginable just like the Nazis did. The campers can’t deny that anything happened, because the taunting memories are still there. Miserable people in the world want to hurt you, because they don’t like you, or the way that you look. Evil people don’t have to wear uniforms like the Nazis did, but they can do the unthinkable. I think that Winston Churchill’s words are significant, and can be used for all times, and all people. His words are so meaningful, and shouldn’t go to waste. What I think these words mean everyday people is that some people are santatic. That could do the unimaginable to citizens. They act nice, but turn out to be evil people. They use propaganda just like the Nazis did. Even though the Nazis are long gone we still know there is people out there just like them. Winston Churchill is also saying we should be lucky we live in America under our flag, because it give us freedom, and protection. We should be happy that the Nazis didn’t win the war, because we could be going through the same thing the Jews went through. Winston Churchill’s words meant …show more content…
There was also Emmanuel Ringelblum who was a Holocaust historian. He was trying to tell everyone that if the Jew’s didn’t lift one finger against the Nazi’s that would be great bravery. He tells us that the Holocaust was very bad, and devastating. That fictional stories cannot recite the numbing memories of these people. These words mean a lot to me. The Jews try to forget the cold showers, starvation, and the gas chambers, but the memory will always be in their heads. It’s the only picture they have from then. Emmanuel Ringelblum words are very powerful, and are not just for when the Nazis were around, but can be used for all times, and all people. It tells people to be brave, and don’t let anyone dehumanize you, because it’s awful. There are people that can do the incapable, but you can stop them by showing how brave you are. Having a lot of heroism in you can prove that you take on life’s challenges. The camp survivors had a lot of heroism in them, because they were able to put up with the Nazis challenges. The ones that came out of those camps, and survived were the victories of the camps. This helps all time people understand that even though the Nazis aren’t around anymore evil people just like them