A Summary Of Hana's Bedcase

Brave gentile uncle Ludvik comes to pick up the two children into his house. On that afternoon, Hana puts all her treasured things into a large brown suitcase--the one lying in the Tokyo Holocaust Center. But even the life under the protection of uncle Ludvik doesn’t last too long. One year later, in May 1942, Hana and George are ordered to show at a deportation center. At there, on May 16, 1942, with a few candies and a stub of a candle, Hana Brady celebrates her eleventh birthday. Four days later, they are transferred to the prison town Theresienstadt. In this town, Hana and Gorge is Separated into different children’s home. Life in Theresienstadt is very hard. There is never enough room and food, there is always too many people, bugs, rats, and Nazis. But even in such a tragedy condition, there is still something warm. For instances, Hana’s best friend, Ella, always stands for her and cheers her up. The art teacher, Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, tells the children thinking of freedom and putting what they imagined down. And Hana, always saves her food to George on a meeting once a week. There once is a huge surprise that Hana and George

Gerta’s family consists of five people not including Gerta; those people are her mom, dad, two brothers, and grandma. Her mom is named Catherina, her dad's name is Aldous Lowe, her oldest brother is named Fritz, her younger brother’s name is Dominic and her grandmother's name is Oma Gertrude. After the Berlin Wall was created, Gerta lived only with her mom and her oldest brother Fritz since her youngest brother and her dad were stuck in the West Berlin looking for a job. Her grandmother lived in the countryside in East Berlin, the only time Gerta’s mother went to see her was when Oma Gertrude broke her leg and needed attention. Gerta’s only friend through out the book was Anna.

In 1966, American Family adopted Deann Borshay Liem from an orphanage in Korea. She struggled to become more like her adoptive family. The memory of her family was nearly erased; until, she recurred her past, and decided to investigate it. After long times, she discovered that her Korean mother was still alive. She thought that it is so hard to tell adoptive mother about a real mother.

George and Lenny are not related by blood, but they have a strong brother-like connection anyway. I connected this to myself in the way that I have a lot of people really close to me that aren’t related by blood. George has obviously had to deal with a lot of trouble because of traveling with Lenny, but George never gives up because he sees the good in Lenny. George’s devotion to protecting Lenny is really admirable because George could have left Lenny to fend for himself. This made me realize that even though George acts hard and tough he is actually a really caring person.

Characteristics and Thematic Significance Walter is Lena’s oldest child and is married to Ruth. As the ambitious man that he is, he still caused everyone in his family lots of trouble. With

In the story, Hana is a twenty-one Japanese woman who lives in Japan, but later on in the story moves to America. The reason she went to America is to marry a man, Taro Takedo, who her uncle arranged her with. While she is on the boat ride from Japan to Oakland, California, she contemplates her decisions. Before she her country to meet Taro Takedo, they send each other letters back and forth to get to know each other. In one of the first letters they sent to each other, they included a picture of themselves with the letter. Hana sent a current flattering picture of herself, while Taro sent a picture of himself from middle school. Hana was very confused and curious after she received the photo. She is very excited to start her new life in America with soon to be husband. At the end of the story, Hana finally feels excited and safe with Taro. She knows her life will be better

To begin, Lennie provides George with a sense of family and companionship during their journey. George becomes

He characterizes the characters through the use of description. “...does seem younger than her years...stocky, weathered widow who wears babushka bandannas and cowboy boots...is the oldest native-born Holcombite.” The author describes these characters to give the audience a better understanding of them. This description foreshadows something in the future about Mother Truitt. “The ceiling leaks, the floor boards wobble, the mailboxes won’t shut, the light bulbs are broken, the clock has stopped.”

When George and Lennie get to the farm, the boss interviews the two. The boss is curious why George and Lennie are together, because usually migrant workers would travel alone. George lies and says that they are cousins and that Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse as a child. The boss of the ranch agrees and gives them the job. Later they meet a man named Candy. He is an old rancher that has lost one hand.

Hana’s Suitcase and Charlotte’s Web are two very different styles of books. Hana’s Suitcase is a real-life story about a girl who suffered a terrible injustice at the hands of social world beliefs. During the time Hana Brady lived in the 1930s and where she lived in a town called Nove Mesto na Morave in the Province of Moravia in Czechoslovakia she herself, her family and many other Jewish people suffered tremendously and so many people were murdered. On the other hand, Charlotte’s Web is a story about a pig named Wilbur who was born the runt of the litter and was going to be killed because of his size in comparison to his siblings. Although they are very different types of books they do have several things themes and plot points which

Goerge and Lennie are two friends that have no one else but each other. Goerge is the big brother of the relationship and Lennie is the little brother. George watches over Lennie because Lennie is mentally disable and has incredible strength. So, he can't do normal things because he can hurt people or animals So George watches over Lennie because he knows that Lennie has a good heart. So, they travel together looking for a job to get enough money to buy a farm. But as they go to different jobs George hope nothing happens to cause them to be fired.

It is rare for two men to travel together. When Lennie's aunt died, she asked George to take care of him. Ever since then, they have been best buddies and been looking after each other. As, they were traveling they found a job that pays well. The job is in a city called Soledad.

George has essentially become the caretaker of Lennie, who is mentally handicapped, after the death of Lennie’s aunt Clara. We learn that the two men have fled another town after Lennie mistakenly gets them into some trouble but have secured positions as ranch hands. The two men wish to work there only long enough so that they can have the money to make a down payment on the house they look to own. Sadly, their shared dreams are crushed when Lennie accidentally kills the wife of another ranch hand. George must decide whether or not to take matters into his own hands before the people of the town can hurt

Joyce Ann Thigpen was born on February 17th, 1946 to Edward Franklin Rich and Dorthy Thigpen in her grandmother's house on a little farm four miles from Trenton, North Carolina. She was then adopted by her grandmother Mary Ann Thigpen because her parents were not married at the time. Joyce met a linemen that was working on power lines on my family’s land. Joyce later married the linemen, my grand daddy, Frank Linney Roark Sr., at the young age of sixteen. In the process of getting married she had to have her birth certificate and that was when she found out that her mother was really her grandmother. After Joyce and Frank got married they then moved to Clinton, North Carolina. Joyce gave birth

Sophie grew up during the Nazi takeover in Forchtenberg, Germany. Unlike most German families, hers had their own ideas about the Nazi party. Her father, who was a former mayor of several small towns in Germany, warned Sophie and her brothers about the new regime eventually abusing their power (Biography in Context). Her parents also encouraged their children to “think for themselves and speak their minds” (Student Resource Center). This parental support foreshadows what Sophie and her brother would become. The Scholl household was very supportive of their family members.