Jane Yolen

“Suzy and Leah” by Jane Yolen is a story of two girls, Suzy and Leah. One is a refugee from Germany and the other an American. The girls didn’t get along at first but they got to know each other and built a good relationship. Throughout the story Leah realizes that all people aren’t bad and going to treat her like the Nazis did, she learns to build relationships and trust others. Leah is a refugee and a German-born Jew. She travels from Germany to the United States and everything seems unusual…

Another striking factor embedded within the novel which contributes to the memorability of the novel is its fascinating language. A fairytale should be happy however, Yolen uses it as an allegory for the Holocaust. According to tradition, a fairytale by nature is didactic or moralistic; 'Briar Rise' does so on both an internal and external level. It teaches children that good will triumph over evil. There is much use of the traditional and original fairytale terms throughout the novel for…

The story "Suzy and Leah", by Jane Yolen is about two young girls who meet at school, one being an everyday school girl, and one being a German-born Jew who moved to America. At first, they didn't get along, but as the story progresses, they start to understand each other. Suzy always does good in school, and she must be doing too good because she gets placed to help with one of the refugees. The rudest, stubbornest one in her opinion. Leah is a refugee who came from Germany and has to learn how…

The story” Suzy and Leah” by Jane Yolen tells the story of two young kids living in the holocaust. It shows how their relationships change and how they get to know each other. It shows that pre-formed opinions aren't always right and that you can change your perspective on people. The story starts when Suzy and Leah notice each other in an internment camp. Leah first notice Suzy when Suzy came to the camp, they see each other for a few seconds but then Leah leaves not understanding that Suzy is…

Response to Literature One of the main characters in Jane Yolen’s “Suzy and Leah” is Leah Shoshana Hershkowitz, a German-born Jew. Leah is a European refugee fleeing the war and Germany-invaded Europe. In the United States, Leah lives in a camp with other refugee children that had fled the war and ended up in the U.S. At the camp, Leah meets American-born Christian, Suzy Ann McCarthy, who helps feed and teach the refugees. Leah and Suzy don’t get along at first, but eventually become good…

"The Yellow Wallpaper" is about a lady made crazy by post pregnancy anxiety and an unsafe treatment. Be that as it may, an examination of the hero 's portrayal uncovers that the story is in a general sense about personality. The hero 's projection of a nonexistent lady — which at first is just her shadow — against the bars of the wallpaper 's example sections her personality, disguising the contention she encounters and in the long run prompting the complete breakdown of the limits of her…

Pride and Prejudice is a romance novel written by Jane Austen and published in 1813. Pride and Prejudice is firstly a novel about surpassing obstacles and finding true love and happiness. The story follows the emotional development of the main character Elizabeth Bennet, one of the five daughters of Bennet family, who has the tendency to judge too quickly. As the story progress, Elizabeth learns the difference between the superficial and the essential, throughout her relationship with Mr. Darcy.…

carefully eaten by avoiding the nails, leaving bits and pieces of mangled rubber at the bottom of the lake. The second front was the leaky roof with another indomitable spirit. Jane filled buckets of tar adding dollops older temporary patching till she could get her local fix-it man, Henry Jennings, to do a more permanent…

In a traditional novel, the author composes the story to describe fictional character and events usually in the form of a sequence. On the other hand, Jean Rhys subverts traditional literary structure by having multiple characters narrate the story. Rhys wrote the novel to include racial, gender and cultural identity to help the reader understand what it meant to be a ‘Jamaican mad women’ rather than just a mad woman. She uses the three factors to give the story meaning. By having more than…

In the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, she displays a stark contrast between characters in the story. Throughout the novel, Austen discusses the theme of pride in certain characters. She focuses on two opposite sides of pride. The positive correct pride that has the attributes of self-respect, honor, and integrity of oneself and name. There is also negative pride that is defined by arrogance, self-indulgence, thoughts of superiority, and laziness. Mr. Darcy shows the most positive…