Monday, August 17, 2015

What are two statements of conflict in The Devil's Arithmetic?

In the book The Devil's Arithmetic,
Hannah opens a door and finds herself suddenly sent back in time to a polish
village where the Nazis have arrived.  On the day of a cousin's wedding the soldiers
come and load them into trucks and take them to the trains and send them to
concentration camps.


The first conflict with the Nazis
occurred on page 65 when the rabbi was told that they would have to accompany the
soldiers.



"He
spoke gently.”They insist that we go with them in those
trucks."(65)



Another conflict
occurs when they are all ordered to undress for the showers.  Hannah knows about the
showers sometimes being gas showers instead of ones to wash in.  She becomes afraid when
they are told to take all of their clothing off.  She stars talking about the
showers.



"Now,
all of you undress. Schnell!"(90) a guards
words.







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