28+Compare+and+Contrast+Essay

=PARAGRAPH 1= "The Devil's Arithmetic' is an amazing story that was started out as a book and later was turned into a movie. The story is about a girl, named Hannah, who travels back in time and experiences the Jewish Holocaust. Hannah, a Jewish girl, reluctantly joins her relatives at a Jewish Seder located at her Aunt Eva's house for the celebration of Passover. Our main character never liked remembering the past. So she dislikes Jewish Seders and Jewish holidays because they are all about remembering. After opening the door for the prophet, Elijah, Hannah is sent back to the time of the Jewish Holocaust and is sent to live in a concentration camp, where she meets many friends and experiences more pain than she could have ever imagined. She sacrifices her life for a friend that she soon finds out is her Aunt Eva, Rivka. Finally after a year in the camps, Hannah returns to the present and looks at Jewish holidays in a whole different way. = = =PARAGRAPH 2= “The Devil’s Arithmetic” movie was copied from the book so there are many similarities, such as they are both about the Jewish Holocaust. The movie tells of a Jewish girl who goes back in time. According to the book, a girl named Hannah experiences the Holocaust. after Hannah is returned to the present, she has a very interesting talk with her Aunt Eva.. “The Devil’s Arithmetic” movie explains that Hannah doesn't want to celebrate Passover. The main character doesn't want to celebrate any Jewish holidays. Hannah doesn't want to go to the Jewish Seder in the book. She doesn't want to go to her Aunt Eva's house in the movie. Hannah was named after her Aunt Eva’s dead friend in the movie. The book tells that Hannah is named after Chaya. In conclusion, these are only some of the many similarities of the book version and movie version of "The Devil's Arithmetic". = = =PARAGRAPH 3= “The Devil’s Arithmetic” movie was different from the book in many ways. According to the movie, Hannah is about 16. In the book, Hannah isn't even a teenager, yet. When Hannah is sent back in time in the movie, she stays Hannah. However, in the book, Hannah turns into Chaya as she is sent to the time of the Holocaust. Shown in the movie, Hannah learns in the camps that Rivka, in the future, is Aunt Eva. Hannah realizes from the numbers on Aunt Eva’s arm that she was Rivka in the book, though. After reading the book and watching the movie, I've learned that some differences are easy to find and some really need to be analyzed well to notice.

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Personally, I preferred the movie over the book because for me, it is hard to picture an image without actually seeing it. The movie was very exciting and taught me a lot about what life was like in the concentration camps. For me, I get really into the movie when I watch it. Also, I think the movie explained more. My least favorite part of the story was when the men were hung. My favorite part of the story was when Hannah discovered that Rivka was her Aunt Eva. I recommend that anyone, any age, should read this book and/or see the movie. It is really a story that my class, including me, enjoyed. In conclusion, I mostly liked the movie better than the novel because watching a movie helps me understand things better.======