1+Compare+and+Contrast+Essay

= = PARAGRAPH 1 __ The Devil's Arithmetic __ is a story about a girl named Hannah who is transported to the time of the Holocaust. She must suffer the hardships the Jews during that time had to face. In this story, Hannah must learn to be brave and have hope in order to survive the Concentration Camp she is sent to. She had to suffer many terrible things that went on in the camps but on her journey she discovered many things and realized how hard staying alive was for the Jews at the time of the Holocaust. But once Hannah is able to remember and appreciate her past, she is then transported back to her regular life, where she had started out in the beginning of the story. After her experience she begins to appreciate her life and learn from her past. __The Devil's Arithmetic__ has been turned into both a novel and a movie, and there are many similarities between the two. Nevertheless, both versions of the story have some differences too.

PARAGRAPH 2 There are some interesting similarities between both the novel and movie of __The Devil's Arithmetic__. One of the similarities would be that all of the Jews were relocated to Concentration Camps. This happened in both the novel and the movie. This was a very important part of the story because if this did not happen the Holocaust would not have taken place. Another similarity with the novel and the movie is that the Jews were tortured and were treated very, very badly. The time of the Holocaust was such a rough time for the Jews and it was almost impossible to stay alive. One other thing that is alike in both versions of the story is that Hannah and her family were celebrating Passover in the beginning of the story. Something else that was the same in both versions is that Hannah had to open the door for Elijah at the Seder dinner. The last thing that had happened in both versions of __The Devil's Arithmetic__ was that later on in the story Hannah became appreciative of her past and was willing to remember. Therefore, there are many similarities in both the novel and the movie of __The Devil's Arithmetic__.

PARAGRAPH 3 The two versions of __The Devil's Arithmetic__ also have many differences. One difference between the two is that in the novel Hannah was called Chaya at the camps, but in the movie everyone still called her Hannah. This is a major difference because in the end of the novel, Hannah realizes that she was called Chaya because she was named after her Aunt Eva's friend, who had died during the Holocaust. She realizes that during her experience, she was living the life of the real Chaya. Another difference would be that in the movie Hannah prepared a special feast for her cousin, Eva, to celebrate Passover. But in the novel Hannah did not celebrate Passover while she was in the camps. Something else that is different from the novel and the movie is that in the novel Hannah is not related to Rivka and they meet each other later on at the camps. Another difference would be that in the novel Hannah and her aunt, Gitl, tried to escape with the men one night but in the movie only the men escaped. The last difference between the novel and movie of __The Devil's Arithmetic__ is that in the movie, all along Hannah's journey, she had a little girl who looked up to her and followed her almost everywhere she went. This little girl was not in the novel. So, as you can see there are lots of differences in both the novel and the movie of __The Devil's Arithmetic__.

PARAGRAPH 4 As you can see there are many similarities and differences between the novel and the movie of __The Devil's Arithmetic__. Both of them I feel are touching and overwhelming but my favorite one would have to be the novel. I would choose the novel because it gave more detail about the Holocaust and it felt more emotional to me. When I was reading the novel it made a little more sense to me. Another reason I enjoyed the novel more was because when you're reading a book, it is sometimes better because you can imagine what is going on in your head without actually seeing it, unlike in a movie. In the novel, there are more characters and more events occurred. Both versions were very interesting and I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the Holocaust or loves to read great books. In conclusion, I thought both versions of __The Devil's Arithmetic__ were very good but the novel was most interesting to me.