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Suzy and Leah
The main characters in Jane Yolen’s “Suzy and Leah” are Suzy, an American who doesn’t realize how hard the Jews have it, and Leah, a Jew who moves to the United States to escape the Nazis. At the beginning of the article, Suzy believes that Jews are like animals. Leah sees Suzy trying to “help” the Jews by giving them food, but Leah believes that Suzy has a false smile As they get to know each other more, their opinions start to change. Until her mom explained it to her, Suzy never realized all that Leah and other Jews had to go through. Eventually, Suzy and Leah become good friends.
Until the end of the article, Suzy and Leah have negative feelings towards each other. Suzy compares the Jews to zoo animals and thinks that Leah

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