This week you will be finishing your books.
As you read I want you to think about how the book ends in relation
to how it started. Imagine if you could create a memorial to honor
something from this book.
1. How did the main character change?
2. What are the important ideas (conflicts,
character traits, people, places) that you would want to include in
your memorial?
3. How would these ideas be represented (what
symbols, colors, materials, etc would you use)?
Posting assignment:
Posting assignment:
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Answer the questions listed above.
Post your idea of the most significant/important
thing to memorialize from your book (consider both the perspective
represented AND the main character). Explain WHY you would want to
memorialize those traits, actions, etc.
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Respond to other posts by asking questions, providing memorial suggestions, or offering your opinion.
1. Elli changed by wanting to go to college, then getting taken away by the Germans, and after that, Elli had to be shaved bald and get swore at by the German officials, as well as having gone through all of this Elli is still uplifting and kind to everyone else. But when Elli finds out about her father, she is horrified and starts shiva immediately. Bubi, Elli, and their mother agreed that they could no longer be separated even though Bubi is going to America. Elli can’t tell time but the way that she could’ve was by the 8 o’clock church bells.
ReplyDelete2. Czechoslovakia, Budapest, and the Holocaust
3. For Czechoslovakia, I would make the Czechoslovakian flag, then for Budapest, I would recreate the Siege of Budapest , and finally for the Holocaust, I would create a German officer capturing a Jewish person.
I'm confused on how you think Elli changed. Yes, Elli did change over time as you put, but you are talking about mental and physical change all at once. Maybe try to separate the different topic you are talking about for a better understanding.
DeleteI am slightly confused about the way Elli changed, or at least how you put it. Those are completely valid reasons, but you did kinda go for the more obvious choices for how she changed. Instead of talking about the hardships she endured, try to talk about how these hardships changed her as a person.
DeleteThe main character, Elli, changed physically and mentally when going through the Holocaust. Physically because she suffered bad malnutrition due to minimal food that doesn’t meet nutritional requirements. Eating this unhealthy diet, plus the hard work Elli and everybody else had to do at labor camps, caused major weight loss and fatigue. Elli changed mentally completely. First of all, she never thought anything would get as bad as it did. As each thing happened, everyone was surprised, but didn’t think anything worse would happen. But it kept getting worse and worse. Though everyone had lost trust and hope in life itself, Elli’s spirits stayed high. Elli also learned a lot about life, tragedy, survival, and loss. Elli went through more by the time she was 14, than most people have to through their life. And that’s where I think the iconic quote “I am fourteen years old, and I have lived a thousand years.” came from. And it makes and lot of sense.
ReplyDeleteA) Something to represent all of the Jewish peoples’ strength, bravery, determination, and perseverance.
B) Something that represents that living was the only motivation to keep working everyday, and that all the Jewish people shared that motivation and desire.
C) Something to represent the people who were selfless and were considerate and helped others, though they were in the same situation.
D) Something to represent the bravery the Jews had to keep practicing their religion, though that’s what they were being humiliated, tortured, and killed for.
A) To represent this, I would have the base of the memorial be cracked tar or asphalt, with bright grass and flowers coming through. The grass and flowers worked hard to survive and thrive in a place where nearly impossible.
B) To represent this, I would have an exhausted, dull-looking mother wearing tattered, dirty clothing with a clean, beautiful baby in her hands upon the cracked asphalt. Single, poor, overworked mothers show a determination to make a good life for their baby. They give up so much and work so hard to provide for their child.
C) To represent this, I would place a toolbox on the ground next to the mother and child. This toolbox is a connection to when the people on the bunk above Elli and her mother broke a little, no one fixed it or got off to protect it from breaking more. This toolbox represents someone who would have been selfless enough to be willing to fix the bunk for them.
D) To represent this, I would have the baby wrapped in a golden yellow blanket. Yellow is the color of the stars that had to be put on Jewish peoples clothes and homes during the holocaust. The Jews were proud to wear these stars, because they showed who they are, and the thing they were proud to believe in.
I agree with how you think Elli changed ( I have similar points). I also like how you represented the different topics you chose, and how you memorialize them. It shows you really took your time and thought things through.
DeleteI love the idea of the green grass thriving between the cracks of the asphalt. That's the ultimate image of perseverance. The mother and child contrast is good too--interesting though, because for Elli, she was the one who took on the role as the a caretaker for her mother.
DeleteHow did Elli change?
ReplyDeleteThroughout the book, it is clearly stated that she went through many hardships and continuously got through them. I believe Elli changed mentally throughout the book, because of several things she went through. Elli really got to see everything a person really wouldn't be able to see it one lifetime. By being taken away from most of her family, being beaten, starved, and by seeing others die in front of her. This is where this quote “I am fourteen years old, and I have lived a thousand years.” comes into play. I believe this quote means that she has really seen everything that only a few people have seen in one lifetime.
2. Something to represent Elli, Her mother, and Czechoslovakia.
One thing that would represent Elli is the color red. Yes, it is a normal color like blue or green, but red can mean so many things. I see red as a color of strength and awareness. Elli is always very aware of her surroundings and she always had to be strong for her mother. Elli was a normal girl before the Holocaust began, but she had to adapt to a crueler surrounding. She became strong and aware of everything around her.
One thing that would represent Elli's mom is a bomb, a bomb once it is set of goes off in several seconds. I feel like Elli's mom was always on edge, or out of it. I also noticed that she would also go off at Elli a lot. I also feel like her emotion was all over the place as well. While the Holocaust was going on she really wasn't that stable.
One thing that would represent Czechoslovakia is an American flag. In this part of the book, Elli and her family are finally free from the Germans and get to go home. The American flag represents freedom, and when she stepped foot in Czechoslovakia she was finally free.
I agree with what you said about a bomb and how that represents Elli's mother. She was very on edge after she was thrown into the camps and probably will never snap out of it.
DeleteRepresenting Elli’s mother as a bomb is very original. I also liked how you contrasted Elli, being aware, to her mother being on edge. I agree, and I thought that Elli was very calm compared to her mother.
Delete1. Elli has changed in many ways throughout the book, one of the biggest ways is her grown appreciation for the family that she has left. In the beginning of the book she was definitely close to her family but at the end she knew that she was very incredibly lucky to still have her mother and brother, even though the rest of her family perished. I'm sure that when the war ended and she was "safe" she didn't go a day without remembering the worry she had for the rest of her family when she was in the concentration camps. I don't think she will ever forget how lucky she is to have the remaining family with her.
ReplyDeleteSome of the important things that should be memorialized is how she always tried her best and risked it all to stay with her mother, maybe a tightly wound rope or piece of clothing that is worn but still stays together. I think that the color gold should be put in the memorial to represent a lot of things, the first thing being her faith. Through all of the discrimination and torture she held on to her Judaism. It also represents the hope that she always had no matter what happened. The most important thing to memorialize would probably be the faith that ALL of the Jewish people held onto, and how those who survived made it through with their faith and didn't give up on god. This can be symbolized with a David's star that is a bright gold.
I like the idea of the worn cloth. A piece of cloth is very tightly knit together, but when its worn, it shows that it has been through something, which is a good symbol for all of the survivors. But the fact that it is still well together, symbolizes Elli specifically I feel. Elli is still strong after her experiences.
DeleteI also realized how she changed her feeling towards her family from the beginning of the book to the end as well. It really shows throughout the chapters she grown an appreciation for the family member she has left.
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