tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post115486612148010021..comments2023-08-10T16:06:35.452+01:00Comments on Scholar's Blog: The Devil's Arithmetic - Jane YolenMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-79826428404792058162008-11-14T00:37:00.000+00:002008-11-14T00:37:00.000+00:00I have another assignment about the characters in ...I have another assignment about the characters in The Devil's Arithmetic. I need to know traits, whether they are "round or flat" traits and whether they are "static or dynamic characters. These are the characters:<BR/>Hannah<BR/>Aaron<BR/>Gitl<BR/>Shmuel<BR/>Yitzchak<BR/>Fayge<BR/>Rivka<BR/>Ester<BR/>Shifre<BR/>The book is intriguing, but my knowledge is limited. Thanksjenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121790628341103884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-25266062758427279992008-11-14T00:33:00.000+00:002008-11-14T00:33:00.000+00:00I really need some help with an assignment from th...I really need some help with an assignment from this book. Go back and read page 143 where Fayge tells the story about how young Israel led a small band of children against a werewolf whose heart was Satan's. What is the meaning of this story. What exactly is she talking about? What symbolism is included in this story. Thanks for your help.jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121790628341103884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1154947519752181982006-08-07T11:45:00.000+01:002006-08-07T11:45:00.000+01:00I confess I kept putting off starting it, simply b...I confess I kept putting off starting it, simply because I guessed it would make me weep and sometimes one has to be in the right mood to read such a book. But I'm glad that I've read it - and will look out for other books by Jane - but I don't think the library has a large stock, alas !<BR/><BR/>Lee, do read it, I don't think you'd regret it...Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1154939259480963682006-08-07T09:27:00.000+01:002006-08-07T09:27:00.000+01:00"I do not believe anyone could read Jane Yolen's T..."I do not believe anyone could read Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and not weep."<BR/><BR/>Perfectly said. I think this is Yolen's finest book. It is so moving and well told that any words to define it further fail me.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1154938063238909092006-08-07T09:07:00.000+01:002006-08-07T09:07:00.000+01:00I see. Sounds good, will add it to TBR list. Thank...I see. Sounds good, will add it to TBR list. Thanks!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1154924984058135452006-08-07T05:29:00.000+01:002006-08-07T05:29:00.000+01:00Because when Hannah initially arrives, she still r...Because when Hannah initially arrives, she still remembers her life as Hannah, it's only as the novel progresses that she "becomes" Chaya and forgets her life as Hannah - except in small flashes.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1154890833468269882006-08-06T20:00:00.000+01:002006-08-06T20:00:00.000+01:00I haven't read the novel, so this may be a misplac...I haven't read the novel, so this may be a misplaced question, but how can Chaya warn everyone in Poland about the Nazis when she's forgotten 'her own present,' i.e. Hannah's?Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.com