Thomas'+Holocaust

Symbolism- the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
Metaphors- **He tasted dusty and sweet. He tasted like regret in the shadows of the trees and in the glow of the anarchist's suit collection.** This is a metaphor because it is comparing two unalike things. Dusty and sweet aren't alike. **She settled into the long arms of grass, lying back. She closed her eyes and her ears held the notes.** This is a metaphor because eyes and ears don't usually hold notes.

Personification- **She settled into the long arms of grass, lying back. She closed her eyes and her ears held the notes.** This is also a personification because grass does not have arms. Arms are a human feature. **The sky is nervous.** The sky can't be nervous. It is describing a storm coming. Nervousness is a human feature.
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Symbolism- The Nazi swastika is like the trademark of the Nazis. It is symbolizing the Nazis. The Yellow star of David painted on the Jewish shops symbolizes that they are Jewish.

Stereotype- The major stereotype is that all Jews are bad and that is why the Nazis kill them. That is a stereotype because the Nazis think they are ALL not good for Germany. Another stereotype is how Rosa calls just about every male person she talks to a Saukerl. They probably are not ALL filthy pigs but she calls them it anyways.
 * I agree. Not ALL the men are filthy pigs.

Good work, Thomas! Mrs. M 5/5 ** _

=**Individual Assignment #2**=

2. Choose a major character. 3. List three examples of internal conflict and three examples of external conflict for that character. 4. Write two paragraphs - one for each kind of conflict - and elaborate on the conflicts. (What happens in the story to create the conflicts, where and when do the conflicts occur, do the conflicts get resolved, if so, how? etc.) 5. Choose a minor character. 6. Repeat steps #3 and #4 for the minor character. 7. Due date: Wednesday, May 5 8. Put assignment on your individual WIKI page. Label it Assignment #2.**
 * 1. Define internal conflict and external conflict.


 * Internal Conflict**- Occurs when the main character struggles within himself or herself. The character is pulled by two courses of action or by differing emotions, which often leads to a dynamic change in the character


 * External Conflict**- External conflict refers to a conflict a character has with someone else or with his or her environment

SOME OF THESE COULD ALSO BE INTERNAL CONFLICTS AS THEY ARE THINGS THAT LIESEL STRUGGLES WITH BY HERSELF. SHE LONGS FOR HER BROTHER AND STRUGGLES WITH HIS DEATH - THAT'S INTERNAL EVEN THOUGH IT INVOLVES ANOTHER PERSON; HE IS DEAD. OFTEN TIMES, STRUGGLES CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS BOTH AS LONG AS THE EXPLANATIONS CLEARLY SUPPORT THE TYPE OF CONFLICTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED.
 * Liesel External Conflicts:** One of Liesel's main external conflicts is that her brother has just died. On the train ride to her new foster home, her brother dies of some kind of asthma attack or breathing problem. This conflict can never really be solved because he can't come back to life. Another external conflict is Liesel's nightmares. Every night she wakes up in her bed screaming. Her nightmares are always about her brother and sometimes she even wets the bed. Liesel's new dad always come in to comfort her and then they read. This conflict might be solved sometime throughout the book but it hasn't been yet. One other external conflict is how Liesel is losing washing customers. On Molching Street the times are getting tough and many people would rather save their money and do their own wash. This makes it hard for Liesel's family to get by because they are earning much less money.


 * Liesel Internal Conflicts:** One of Liesel's internal conflicts is her disliking for Max. He thinks he is filthy and does not want to go into the basement to see him or even go near him. She keeps this to herself though because she doesn't want to hurt Max's feelings. This conflict is resolved when Max rights her his mini book about his life. Another internal conflict is how Liesel wants to steal books. She know that it is bad but she wants to do it. It is turning into a bad habit because she loves to read. This conflict has not yet been solved. One other internal conflict is how Liesel is always worried what her mother will say when she comes home after she has done something bad. After the rich people have stopped getting their washing done Liesel is afraid. She is also afraid when she spends some of the washing money on mailing an envelope.

EXCELLENT!

YES, HANS STRUGGLES WITH HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS SON; THEY HAVE DIFFERING OPINIONS ON HITLER'S LEADERSHIP.
 * Hans' External Conflicts:** One of Han's external conflicts is his the family is running out of money. He is starting to have to work a lot and play his accordion at restaurants to get money. Another one of Hans' external conflicts is that he is always fighting with Rosa, his wife. She is always calling him a saukerl and this probably does not make him feel to good. She also says that he does not do enough to earn money for the family. One other one of Hans' external conflicts is his son is very mean to him. Han's goes to try to visit with him and he isn't in his house. Han's no idea where his angry son is.


 * Hans' Internal Conflicts:** One of Hans' internal conflicts is that he is very worried about Max. He is scared that someone will find out that he is hiding a Jew in his basement. He knows that this mean he will probably be taken away and put to death. Another one of Han's internal conflicts is that he is worried that Liesel will tell someone about Max. He tries to be as sure a possible that she won't tell that he ends up making her cry by scaring her about the consequences. Hans' loves Liesel a lot and usually would never do this. This shows that Hans is very worried about the situation and doesn't want __anyone__ to find out. One other internal conflict that Hans has that he doesn't really want to join the Nazis. He knows it will help him if people think he agrees with what Hitler is doing but he knows that the party is bad and he can't make up his mind about joining it. Finally he puts in his application but as far as I have read, the Nazis haven't accepted it.

AGAIN, GREAT EXAMPLES AND EXPLANATIONS OF THE CONFLICTS CHOSEN! 5/9/10

=**Individual Assignment #3**= 2. How did these organizations fit into Hitler's plan for a perfect world? 3. Write your answers in paragraph form. 4. Due date: Friday, May 7 5. Put assignment on your individual WIKI page. Label it Assignment #3.**
 * 1. Research how young people were indoctrinated into Nazism. What was the purpose of such organizations?

One way that Hitler got people into the Nazi organization was by starting them off young. Back then they had camps for young children that gave them a workout and had them do activities. There were some groups that showed the children the basics of flying a plane and operating other machinery in the war. Hitler hoped that this would make the kids want to join the Nazis when they grew up. Also, many people joined the Nazis because it seemed like the thing that everybody had to do. If you didn't do it, people would think that you were against Hitler and Germany. The purpose of these organizations was to get as many people into the Nazis as possible. Hitler wanted as many Nazis as he could get and he wanted all of Germany on his side and to support him. These organizations helped Hitler fit Hitler's plan because they gave trained young people to eventually become Nazis. Hitler planned to use the Nazis to defeat any other countries that didn't want him to take over Europe and maybe even the world. ALSO, IF YOU INDOCTRINATE CHILDREN TO BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO BELIEVE, THEY ARE LOYAL TO YOU. THIS WOULD ASSURE HITLER OF A CONTINUED FOLLOWING WHICH WAS NEEDED FOR HIS PLAN TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD TO WORK. IT WAS BRAINWASHING, SOMETHING THAT HITLER DEPENDED ON TO BE A SUCCESSFUL DICTATOR. 5/9/10
 * Research how young people were indoctrinated into Nazism. What was the purpose of such organizations?

** =Individual Assignment #4= 2. Due Date: Tuesday, May 11 3. Put assignment on your individual WIKI page. Label it Assignment #4.**
 * 1. Define the terms 'bandwagon' and 'scapegoat'. How do those two terms relate to your novel? Explain.

Bandwagon- A cause or party that attracts increasing numbers of adherents

Scapegoat- A  person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place

The word bandwagon has to do with this book because that is how Hitler gets many of his followers. People see that many people are joining the Nazis and then they think they should to. They don't see that the Nazis are doing bad, they are just copying what everybody else is doing. It is a trend. The word scapegoat connects to this book because the Jews are are the Nazi's scapegoats. The Nazis and Hitler are blaming all of their problems of the Jews. This leads to the death camps. MRS. M 5/11/10**
 * A SHORT AND SWEET ANSWER, BUT VERY ACCURATE!