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Suzy And Leah's Diary Analysis
“Suzy and Leah's Diary”
One of the main characters in ¨Suzy and Leah¨ by Jane Yolen is Leah, a German-born Jew. Leah escaped the Nazis and is now in a refugee camp, without parents or siblings. She meets a girl named Suzy, but neither of them like each other. But eventually, Leah learns that new relationships are a good thing.
Leah doesn't like the ¨yellow-haired girl with a false smile¨. The girl brought food and the way everyone grabbed for it, like wild animals, it makes Leah feel like a prisoner, but they are no longer prisoners. The yellow-haired girl, her name is Suzy, and shes not a fan of Leah either. It upsets Leah that Suzy treats her as a pet, bringing her food, candy, and handkerchief, ¨as if I am an animal behind bars.¨ “She's

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