The Devil's Arithmetic Comparison

The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure, by Hans Magnus Enzenberger, is a book that explains the logic behind different mathematical concepts through twelve dreams. In each dream, the main character, Robert, is able to see mathematics in a different way and in a way that makes math more interesting and less intimidating. In the twelve dreams, Robert meets the Number Devil, named Teplotaxl, who introduces several number tricks through mathematical concepts using nontraditional terms such as hopping for squaring, minus numbers for negative numbers, prima donna for prime numbers, and rutabagas for square roots. In the midst of these dreams, Robert is introduced to Professor Singer, otherwise known as Georg Cantor.

The Devil’s Arithmetic is gripping book that grabs hold of you and doesn’t let go. It is a book to helps children of this generation remember the horror the Nazis caused. It is important for us to remember the past. We should always try to remember. This book is to remember the chilling tale furthermore.

The Holocaust was one of the world’s major tragedies. If you were a Jew the Nazis would take you to concentration camp and you would have to do everything they said, you would get your head shaved, and be treated awful. Millions died. They would choose Jews to take to the gas chamber, usually the weakest and most unhealthy ones because they weren’t much good to work anymore. “Yolen, Jane. The Devil's Arithmetic. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Kestrel, 1988. Print.”

In “The Devil’s Arithmetic,” book and movie, there are many similarities including the same allusion of “The Wizard of Oz,” Hannah is similar, they have man vs. society, and man vs. self. “The Wizard of Oz,” is an allusion meaning it was mentioned in the book. Oz is similar to the book as Hannah was in a dream just like Dorothy. Hannah is another similarity in the book and movie as Hannah keeps the same traits in both the book and movie. She hates Jewish history towards the beginning, and respects it in the end. Another similarity is the conflict of man vs. society. Man vs. society is shown as it is the Jews vs. the Nazis society. One other similarity is man vs. self as Hannah still has an internal conflict in both the movie and book. This conflict is she questions is there any more I can do, and are we monsters or heroes.

In the beginning of The Devil’s Arithmetic a song that would represent this part would be “Wake Me Up” by Avicii. In the story, Hannah did not understand the importance of why Jews do what they do. Therefore causing her to act how she does in the beginning. The song represents not being able to understand the world around them, which is demonstrated through some of the lyrics. This relates to the book by showing the connection of mis-understanding certain scenarios.

Through books, there is a deeper understanding gained by the characters’ thoughts. By adapting a novel to a film, there is a loss of connection and meaning. In The Devil’s Arithmetic, Jane Yolen conveys that remembering is key to identity and the Holocaust must be remembered. The loss of meaning is seen in the film adaption of The Devil’s Arithmetic. The meaning Yolen intends is affected by changes like the changes in characters, the film changes for appeal, and the Americanization of the film.

“Without laughter, there is no hope. Without hope, there is no life.” This is a quote from The Devil’s Arithmetic, written by Jane Yolen. This book is about Hannah, a Jewish girl going to her grandparents for Passover Seder. She’s tired of doing the same thing every year, but soon, she will learn the importance of it. In The Devil’s Arithmetic, Yolen used the motifs of hope and inhumane treatment to show the theme, even if you’re being treated inhumanely, you should still have hope.

The Holocaust that occurred in the 1930’s and 40’s is a stain on world history. It was orchestrated by Nazi Germany as an act against Jews as a way to punish them because they were blamed for Germany’s loss in World War 1. Over 6 million Jews along with other minorities were killed. If you were a victim of this massacre, you would be faced with the task of finding light in the darkness. This would seem impossible.

The Holocaust was part of the most horrific scene in world history. Both Yolen and Fischl have a deep perspective about WWII. Although they’re both talking about the tortuous war and have the same purpose to remember and respect the millions who lost their lives to the devil himself. They explain their purpose with completely different tones, and use writer tools in distinct ways. In The Devil's Arithmetic, Yolen goes deep by using knowledge and help from witnesses from the death defying time, but what sets Yolen's story apart from others is her rich vocabulary and strong facts. On the other hand, in “ The Little Polish Boy,” Fischl sets his tone and writer tools differently by, using repetition, multiple times and capitalizing specific

The main character’s name is Hannah from New Rochelle and she doesn’t want to go to her grandparents house for Seder. In both Nazis kill many of the Jews in the concentration camps and the Jews must also be separate from the opposite gender. Hannah tells the others stories about the future to give them hope. Some jews try to escape because they don’t want to live in the concentration camps any longer, but the escape fails and they get punished. In the book and the movie the Germans torture many Jews and leave them to die. Several of them tried to escape and live a better life. The only way to survive was to have hope.

I really enjoyed The Devil’s Arithmetic, but when I saw the movie I was a little disappointed with it. The book is about a girl named Hannah who lives in New Rochelle and dreads going to her seder. The same stories are told every time. When she is told to open the door for the prophet Elijah, she is transported to 1942, where she is called Chaya. She goes through the experiences of a concentration camp.

Twelve-year-old Hannah Stern, is a Jewish girl from New Rochelle, NY. What started out as a normal traditional dinner called Seder, became an adventure of humiliation, survival, death, and a new found appreciation for her family and heritage. Hannah, during Seder dinner, was told to answer the door to see if someone was coming. When she opened the door she was suddenly transported back in time—to Poland in 1942. Her confusion grows deeper as she inhabits the life of Chaya Abramowicz. Not understanding if this is a dream, or if she is Hannah or Chaya, she and her new friends and family are then taken by the Nazis. The book details the horrific acts that happened at the concentration camps during WW2, and the message of never forgetting what

Religion. A large influence in many lives, belief in what’s right, and wishes in their life. This force propels the main characters in both books The Devil's Arithmetic and The Boy Who Dared experience strong faith at some point throughout the book, which urges both Hannah and Helmuth to go above and beyond. They are widely similar in that they are strong in religion and lead to tough decisions fueled by the values of religion (sacrifice, truthfullness, kindness). However, they both deeply differ, as shown in text how Hannah’s strength in faith make her realize she must remember her religion. Helmuth’s strong faith helps him find what is right and spread the truth.

The Devil’s Arithmetic teaches us countless lessons throughout both forms of publishing. Each form however has a different lesson and develops them in different ways. The book differentiates from the movie in numerous ways. In both the book and the movie there are many similarities, but there is still diversity. Each form of media develops their individual themes differently because that makes it more apparent for the viewers to understand and absorb.

Devil's Arithmetic is about a girl named Hannah who hated the past of her family's history. Then at her family seider she was sent back in time and she was in the holocaust as a girl named Chaya. Hannah was a flat stereotypical bratty teenage girl had a long way to go. Because