51+Compare+and+Contrast+Essay

= = = = = = Francisco Ruela 4/1/08 = PARAGRAPH 1 = __ The Devil's Arithmetic __ is a historical fiction novel about the Holocaust that has been made into a feature film. Hannah the main character, is a young girl who feels as if there is no point remembering the past, and is sent to the time of the Holocaust. Sent to a Concentration camp, she is forced to face the rigorous tests of the past; with her ancestors she must survive the terrible horrors of the past and the NAZIES!!! By going to the ovens for her friend, Hannah dies and travels back to the present. Although the story line of the novel and the movie are the same there are huge differences between the two. = PARAGRAPH 2 = Even though there are many differences, there are also many similarities within the novel and the movie. At the beginning of the novel, Hannah opens the door to Elijah and is sent to Chaya’s aunts house during the Holocaust. Rivka is also Chaya’s best friend throughout the story and both are forced into carts/trucks during Shmuel’s wedding. At the end of the novel, Chaya takes Rivka’s place and heroically dies for her. Likewise, in the movie Hannah saves Rivka’s life. In the same way, they are forced into the box carts during the wedding. Since the beginning of the movie Hannah and Rivka are very close friends. Also in the movie Hannah opens the door to Elijah and is sent to Rivka’s mother’s house. These are just a few similarities of the many that exist between the novel and movie. = PARAGRAPH 3 = In spite of the many similarities, there are differences between the novel and the movie. In the novel Hannah is called Chaya in the past and she is twelve or thirteen years old. When she arrives to the concentration camp she meets Rivka. When her hair is shorn she suffers a memory loss and cannot remember her life in the future. Hannah goes to the ovens in Rivka’s place and therefore saves Rivka’s life. On the other hand, in the movie she is sent to the gas chambers not the ovens. When her hair is shorn she does not completely forget the future she just doesn’t remember the Holocaust. She also meets Rivka in the very beginning of the movie, when she arrives in the past. Finally, in the movie Hannah older, at least seventeen years old, and is always called Hannah. = PARAGRAPH 4 = After reading the novel and watching the movie, I prefer the novel of __The Devils Arithmetic__. Within the novel Hannah is around my age so it is easier to relate to her feelings where as in the movie she is much older and is more difficult to relate to. The point of the story where Rivka is chosen and Hannah took her place is my favorite because it shows how much Hannah has grown up and how the relationship between her and Rivka has gotten closer. On the other hand, my least favorite part of the story is the part when Shmuel and the other caught escapers were shot for I hate the thought of death. I would recommend this novel to someone of my age who is interested in stories of the past because this novel has vivid descriptions that make you feel as if you are part of the story of the concentration camps.