Literature Analysis Answers
Here are the answers to the questions about the story:
- The protagonist in the story is Misha. He is the protagonist because he is a Jew and the Jackboots try to take the Jews away.
- The antagonist in the story are the Jackboots because they want to take away the Jews.
- This story takes place in Warsaw, Poland. It takes place during the same time period as World War 2. In the exposition he doesn't know where he is and steals food in order to survive. In the rising action he meets Uri and Uri takes care of Misha. Then the jackboots come and move them into the ghetto. The incident in the story is that Misha and Janina are in the ghetto. Then they keep going back over the wall to Warsaw and steal food. One night the hole in the wall closes and they can't go back. Janina gets taken by the Jackboots.
- This story is written in first person point of view because they use "I" and "we".
- The mood is depressing. happy, and upsetting. It changes because it is happy when he steals stuff and gets stuff. It becomes upsetting when Janina gets taken and when he gets chased by jackboots. The story is depressing because Misha doesn't know who he is and they can't do anything to stop the Jackboots. The tone of the book is depressing because lots of people pass away.
- An external conflict in the story is Man vs. Nature because when ever he was stealing he would have to run through obstacles created by nature.
- An internal conflict is Man vs. Man because Misha has a battle with himself because he doesn't really know who he is.
- An example of symbolism is the armband with the Star of David on it because it identifies all the Jews in the ghetto.
- The climax is when Misha wakes up after getting shot. You know this because the trains are gone and his life changes.
- The falling action is describing how his life was changed. The resolution is where it shows him with his current family with his daughter and his granddaughter living a normal life where they can have jobs and live freely.