Reading the title of the book reveals one of the main characters, Jakob. The back of the book reveals more information about him. He is a Roma boy living in Austria during World War II. He is trying to run from the Nazi’s persecution of the Roma people within Europe. Colors seem to play an important part in the book as they are in the title and are described in the back of the book. This book is a fictional story written by Lindsay Hawdon. After writing this book, she traveled to seven different countries to find the origins of seven different colors. This trip ties into the colors described in the title and within the book.
The cover consists of colors of red, blue, white, yellow, and orange. These colors are arranged from top to bottom progressing …show more content…
Jakob’s colors is the original and current title for the book. I read the electronic edition of the book.
The story begins in 1944 and also ends in 1944. However, the story jumps around in time, going all the way back to 1927. Eventually, these different stories converge into one, thus telling the entire story from 1927 to 1944.
Jakob’s tale takes place in Austria, while his parents stories are not limited to Austria. Lor was born in England and lived there until she was put into an institution in Austria. Yavy was born in Switzerland and lived there until he was also sent to Austria, into the same institution as Lor. All the characters in the story converge into the same place, even though they all started in different countries.
This book is told from three different views. Jakob’s view, Lor’s view, and Yavy’s view. Each character has their own story told until they converge with each other. Every chapter changes the point of view. One chapter will have describe Jakob’s story and another will describe Lor’s story. Even if another main character is in a chapter, that chapter will still be told from only one of their …show more content…
The book has three different points of view that take place in different time periods. It does not follow a chronological order, but instead starts with Jakob’s story and then describes the steps taken to get to that point by Lor and Yavy. For example, the first chapter starts in 1944 and then the second chapter goes back to 1943. Additionally, the book is split into five parts. Each part either adds or subtracts a time period. The first part starts off with Jakob’s story in 1944 and Lor’s story in 1943. In part two, Lor’s backstory of living in England is added. Part three adds Yavy’s backstory of living in Switzerland. Lor’s backstory continues in this part sending her to an institute in Austria. Yavy’s backstory also send him to Austria where the two stories converge into one. The last chapter in part three described how Lor and Yavy left the academy together. Part four removes the backstory of Lor by herself. Yavy is now present throughout the chapters from her points of view. Yavy’s backstory is still being told at this time. Once Yavy and Lor split up again, their stories split in 1943. In part five, the stories of Yavy and Lor in 1943 are told until they converge. The book then ends in Jakob’s point of view in
The cover consists of colors of red, blue, white, yellow, and orange. These colors are arranged from top to bottom progressing …show more content…
Jakob’s colors is the original and current title for the book. I read the electronic edition of the book.
The story begins in 1944 and also ends in 1944. However, the story jumps around in time, going all the way back to 1927. Eventually, these different stories converge into one, thus telling the entire story from 1927 to 1944.
Jakob’s tale takes place in Austria, while his parents stories are not limited to Austria. Lor was born in England and lived there until she was put into an institution in Austria. Yavy was born in Switzerland and lived there until he was also sent to Austria, into the same institution as Lor. All the characters in the story converge into the same place, even though they all started in different countries.
This book is told from three different views. Jakob’s view, Lor’s view, and Yavy’s view. Each character has their own story told until they converge with each other. Every chapter changes the point of view. One chapter will have describe Jakob’s story and another will describe Lor’s story. Even if another main character is in a chapter, that chapter will still be told from only one of their …show more content…
The book has three different points of view that take place in different time periods. It does not follow a chronological order, but instead starts with Jakob’s story and then describes the steps taken to get to that point by Lor and Yavy. For example, the first chapter starts in 1944 and then the second chapter goes back to 1943. Additionally, the book is split into five parts. Each part either adds or subtracts a time period. The first part starts off with Jakob’s story in 1944 and Lor’s story in 1943. In part two, Lor’s backstory of living in England is added. Part three adds Yavy’s backstory of living in Switzerland. Lor’s backstory continues in this part sending her to an institute in Austria. Yavy’s backstory also send him to Austria where the two stories converge into one. The last chapter in part three described how Lor and Yavy left the academy together. Part four removes the backstory of Lor by herself. Yavy is now present throughout the chapters from her points of view. Yavy’s backstory is still being told at this time. Once Yavy and Lor split up again, their stories split in 1943. In part five, the stories of Yavy and Lor in 1943 are told until they converge. The book then ends in Jakob’s point of view in