hope to carry on. Lois Lowry named Number The Stars after the psalm 147. She knows this because “She was inspired a friend who grew up in denmark…” This happened during the German invasion. The people that heard of the Jews getting punished for who they are was the Danish. They Banded together to save the Jews from the Germans. Annemarie’s connection was she tried to help the Jews from being killed too. Number The Stars was named after Lois Lowry. The Book was named after Lois Lowry. The Book was about
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Personal-I enjoyed reading “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry. I’m very interested in reading more of the author’s books because she has a unique writing style. This story captured my attention throughout the entire book and it made me have more sympathy towards the victims during the holocaust. Plot-Annemarie Yohansen and Ellen Rosen have grown up together and have been best friends all their lives. The novel explores the events leading to the Holocaust and the treatment of the Jewish people. When
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The Holocaust The title of my book is Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and it is a historical fiction. My book was about a jewish girl named Ellen that stays with her best friend’s family the Johansens to avoid being caught by the nazis and relocated along with her family. I selected this book because it was by Lois Lowry and I read other books by her so I thought that this book would be good. I also chose this book because it was a Newberry award winner. Annemarie Johansen is the main character
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Work Summary Lois Lowry’s 1989 novel Number the Stars tells the story of a ten-year-old Christian girl named Annemarie Johansen. Annemarie is living in Copenhagen‚ Denmark in 1943 when the story begins. Annemarie‚ her little sister Kirsti‚ and her best friend Ellen Rosen‚ a Jew‚ are walking home from school when the story begins. They decide to race but are stopped by two stern looking German soldiers. The soldiers question them‚ but let them go. When the girls reach their apartment home‚ they inform
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In life every person faces challenges‚ bumps in the road‚ obstacles that they have to surmount. In the novel‚ “The Giver‚” Jonas is constantly having to overcome new challenges. In particular‚ the great journey to elsewhere. The author‚ Lois Lowry leaves the end of the book ambiguous‚ and it can be interpreted in many ways. In many ways the ending is left unclear whether Jonas dies‚ is dreaming or he actually escapes to elsewhere. In others it is quite obvious in how the story ends. In the story
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Freedom or security‚ which is more important? Which one fosters the most happiness? The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ reveals the truth that freedom rather than security is essential to human joy. Lowry develops this theme through her excellent application of characterization‚ symbols and antithesis. Lowry’s employment of characterization lays the foundation for her pro-freedom argument. As Jonas develops‚ he gains freedom and as a result the capacity for joy. Jonas begins his journey as a product of
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The Giver: Lois Lowry The Giver is a children’s novel that was written in 1993 by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society first depicted as a utopian society which gradually starts to appear more dystopian. This novel is written following the life off Jonas‚ a young boy in through his twelfth and thirteenth years. The society in which this novel is set has eliminated aspects of strife and pain from its activities in a plan called referred as sameness. This plan has eliminated emotional part of the lives
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Part 3‚ Summary‚ The Giver Assignment #3 The Giver‚ By Lois Lowry is a great story about utopias and sameness. Jonas lives in a utopia and does the same tasks as everyone else in his community. This is until they turn 12 and get their jobs/assignments. There are fish hatchery workers‚ nurturers‚ birthmothers‚ road cleaners‚ and food preparers. In a utopia‚ you don’t get paid in money. There is no currency whatsoever. If you fail to do your jobs or tasks‚ you get released from the community
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In The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ the author uses sensuous qualities such as sight and sound‚ to vaguely describe the setting the characters live in. The text states‚ “He laughed silently to himself‚ picturing his sister droning on in the self important voice that all the speakers seemed to develop‚ saying things like ATTENTION. THIS IS A REMINDER TO FEMALES UNDER NINE THAT HAIR RIBBONS ARE TO BE NEATLY TIED AT ALL TIMES.” Speakers and announcements greatly affect the setting because they regulate the
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In Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars there is an illustration of bravery and courage‚ which is shown in the way that Annemarie protects her jewish friend Ellen. Throughout the book‚ Annemarie exhibits bravery; she is constantly conflicted with circumstances where she must act brave. Nazi soldiers lurk on the end of almost every corner‚ which makes the world that Annemarie and Ellen are living in is terrifying. However‚ although Annemarie was scared in many situations‚ she still preserved and was
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