13+Compare+and+Contrast+Essay

=PARAGRAPH 1= The Devil's Arithmetic is a story about a girl who somehow travels back in time. After the book was written, a movie was also made following the same story from the novel. In the beginning of the book, Hannah unwillingly goes to a dinner for a Jewish holiday. There, she opens a door and travels back in time to the Holocaust. After living in the camps for a while, Hannah learns what to do and how to act to stay alive, which is key there. Hannah's courage shows when her friend's life is at risk, and Hannah takes the place of her when she was going to be 'chosen'. Without a doubt, the book and movie have many similarities, but also many differences. =PARAGRAPH 2= There are many similarities between The Devil's Arithmetic novel and movie. One similarity is that Hannah is unwilling to go to the Seder because she's tired of remembering, but in the end she learns that remembering is important. Remembering is important because then a thing like the Holocaust won't happen again. Another thing that the novel and movie have in common is that the character Rivka names her niece after Hannah/Chaya. That happens both in the novel and movie. One other thing that happens both in the novel and movie is when Shmuel dies. He tried to escape, but then he is caught and killed in front of everyone. In short, the novel and movie are similar. =PARAGRAPH 3= The novel and book are similar, but also //very// different. Much more details were in the novel, which made it better. When Hannah was at the Seder, she didn't like the wine at all, and it made her feel sick. In the novel, Rivka was already at the camp, so she helped Hannah learn about it, and how to stay alive. Also, the rabbi had a daughter named Fayge, who was going to get married to Chaya's uncle, Shmuel. Shmuel and Fayge never got the chance to get married though because the Nazis put them in the boxcars. When Gitl and the other men tried to escape, Yitzchak, Gitl, and Chaya were the only ones who didn't get caught, and Yitzchak got away. The unlucky men, who were caught, were shot in front of a crowd. In the movie, however, some important details were lost. When Hannah was at the Seder, she loved the wine and kept taking more and more. In the movie, Rivka was Hannah's cousin, so there was no one at the camp to help her survive. The rabbi had a son in the movie and was marrying a woman. The rabbi's son and his soon-to-be wife arrived at the wedding and the Nazis weren't there, and when guests heard the cars, the bride and groom hurried and finished the wedding so they were married. When the men in the movie tried to escape they were all caught. They were all hung in front of the crowd. Undoubtedly, the movie and novel are very different. =PARAGRAPH 4= In my opinion, the story was moving, tragic, and suspenseful, and the book captured that more than the movie. Much more details were in the book, and those details made a huge difference. A favorite part of mine from the novel was when Gitl took the blokova's shoes, left them outside, then, the blokova got blamed for it. I never really liked the blokova that much. My least favorite part of the novel was when Shmuel was killed because Shmuel always seemed to be really nice to Hannah and was funny. Next, I don't think you could fit all the action into a short movie. Also, the book takes you into the story without having to see all the very sad things that happened, like the movie did. I would definitely recommend this novel because it teaches you so much about the Holocaust, and how horrible and sad it was. Learning about the Holocaust is very important, so it can't happen again.