2. When Rifka learns she has ringworm and cannot travel with her family to America she wants to go back to Berdichev, Russia. Why can she NOT go back to Berdichev?(Find text evidence)
3. How is Warsaw, Poland different from Berdichev, Russia? (Give text evidence and TWO EXAMPLES of differences)
4. Why do you think Karen Hesse wrote the scene about the old man and the oranges. Make sure you support your opinion. (pp. 44-45)
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29 comments:
1. Rifkas mother does not want Rifka to read Pishkin because a woman in Russia is not usually not educated and are ment for staying home to cook or to sow. So her mom wants Rifka to learn how to cook or sow insted of reading.
2. When Rifka lears she has ringworm and cannot go to america or Berdichev and they tell her she cant because in Berdichev they treat jews bad and so by now all of the Russian peasents probaly have torn down the building so she would not have a home. They are aldo not welcome because har five brothers have left the army so if Rifka went they would probly kill her.
3. Warsaw is diffrent than Berichev because Warsaw is a big city, it has big buildings and has carrages that are being moves without horses they call them (CARS) For example in Berichev it was a very poor town and did not have a lot of people on the street that were selling things like in Worsaw.
4. I think the author wrote the part where she buys the orange but the man steels it from her because it proves how nieve little kids can be with master minds like the man who was selling the oranges. It also says that Rifke could not survive very long in big citys alone very long.
AS#25
1. Rifka's mom does not like Rifka reading Pushkin because her mom wants her to cook, sew and keep the Sabbath.
2.Rifka cannot go back to Berdichev, Russia because the solders would kill her. They would kill her because they wanted to take the brothers. For example on page 49 and 50 papa says " Rifka, the Russians are angry at our family in Berdichev. We have cheated them of five strong boys. The army wanted your brothers, they wanted Isaac and Asher and Reuben and Nathan and Saul. I could not let them have my sons". That shows that the solders would hurt her a lot.
3. Warsaw, Poland is different from Berdichev, Russia because on page 2 in Berdichev they have to hide in boxcars because they are Jews. When they got in Poland they move to the part of the train where people are on because they solders wouldn't hurt them. Another example is on page 7 and 8 they said that Rifka's dad gets whipped for having new boots on. In Poland they do not care if you are a Jew.
4. I think Karen Hesse wrote the scene about the old man to show that Rifka is very naïve and does not know a lot about new things and new places.
CM#16
1.Rifka's mother doesn't want Rifka to read Pushkin because she wants her to act like a Russian so people believe that she is Russian.
2.On p42 she finds out that she has ringworm and can not go to America. When she finds this out she wants to go back to Berdichev. She can't go back because if they do go back they might kill her because she is a Jew.
3. On p20 it gives text evidence saying "Russia has not been so bad for you. With money, Russia can be very good, even for a Jew. For us it was a prison."
4. Karen Hesse wrote about the scene to show that Rifka is naive and not very worldly.
DMM#15
1. One of the three author crafts is on page 31 it says Saul is as big as a horse. That was an example of a simile. The second author craft is on page 27 it says my stomach twist and burns with emptiness that is showing a metaphor. The last author craft is on page 22 it says each time he placed the cloth over my eyes it felt like a weight crushing my head to the floor. That was a hyperbole.
2. Some symptoms of typhus are headaches, rashes and a high fever.
3. Russia is not as bad as for Tovah’s family than for Rifka’ family because Tovahs father is more influenced than his brother Rifkas papa. Also Uncle Avrum has a lot more money than Rifkas father. So that is how Tovahs family gets to stay in Russia.
4. Her feelings changed for Saul by when Rifka was sick Saul feed her and gave her water to drink. She also had better feelings for Saul because Saul went out and got a job.
pp#22
Answers:#1. Rifka’s mother does not want Rifka to read the Pushkin because she wants Rifka to be like all the other girls and learn to sew, cook, and be able to do laundry.
Answers:#2 .Rifka can not go back to Berdichev because on page(48 and 49) it says, in Russia they were looking for Nathan and Saul to go to war and if she went back she would get killed because she was part of the same family.
Answers:#3. Berdichev Russia is differant from Warsaw Poland because on page#20 it says, Russia has not been so bad for you. With money, Russia can be very good, even for a Jew. For us it was a prison. Unlike Warsaw Russia was a prison for Rifka. Another example that Berdichev is differant from Warsaw is on page#46 they say that there are cars in Warsaw and Rifka has never seen a car so that shows you that Warsaw is a much more Wealthy place then Berdichev.
Answers:#4. I think that Karen Hesse wrote the scene about the old man to show that Rifka is a little naive when she is drawn to new things.
JCL #12
1.Rifkas mother wont let her read pushkin because mother wants her to do woman like things like sewing, knitting and things of that nature.
2.Rifka cant go back to Berdichev because Nathan deserted the Russian army and they are going after them.
3. Two reasons Warsaw, Poland is different than Berdichev are Warsaw, Poland has tall buildings when Berdichev does not and Warsaw, Poland has "cars" and Berdichev only has wagons with horses pulling them.
4. Karen Hesse wrote the sentence about the old man and the oranges because she wanted the reader to know the concept of what can happen if you get conned or so you don't do what Rifka did.
AA#1
1.Rifkas mother does not want Rifka to read Pushkin because on page 39 it states that mama didn't like Tovah teaching Rifka Pushkin. If mama had it her way Rifka would know how to cook, sew and keep the Sabbath.
2.Rifka cannot go back to Berdichev because on page 50 it states that the Nebrots no longer have a home there. She has to go to Antwerp, Belgium because there she can stay with a different family and get treatment for her ringworm every day.
3.Warsaw, Poland is different from Berdichev because on page 46 it states that Warsaw has cars that Rifka has never heard of. Back in Berdichev they have carriages pulled by horses. Another example that Warsaw is different from Berdichev is that on page 46 it states that Rifka got dizzy looking at all these tall buildings. In Berdichev they don't have tall buildings because Berdichev is very poor.
4. I think Karen Hesse wrote about the old man and the oranges because it proves that Rifka is very naive just like other kids. On page 44 it states that Rifka asked how much a orange was, the old man said well how much do you have. Rifka made the choice of showing the man all her money. He just snatched it leaving her with no money. JS#23
1.Rifka's mother doesn't want her to read Pushkin because she wants her to act like a Russian not a Jew.
2.On p42 Rifka learns that she has ringworm. When she finds out that she can't go to America, she wants to go back to Berdichev. She can't go back to Berdichev because if she does she might be killed because she is a Jew.
3.On p20 it says "Russia has not been so bad for you. With money, Russia can be very good, even for a Jew. For us it was a prison." Another example is on p46 it says that Warsaw had cars. Back in Berdichev they didn't have cars. Because of this, Rifka was amazed when she saw a car.
4. Karen Hesse wrote this scene about the old man because she wants to show that Rifka was naive and gullible.
DMM#15
1. Rifka’s mom doesn’t want her to be reading Pushkin because she believes her daughter should do something useful. Her mom thinks she doesn’t need education. She only needs to know how to “cook, and sew, and keep the Sabbath. That is all.” page 39.
2. Even though Rifka would like to go back to Berdichev, Russia she can’t because as her father stated on page 49-50 “Rifka, the Russians are angry our family in Berdichev. We have cheated them out of five strong boys. The army wanted your brothers, they wanted Isaac and Asher and Reuben and Nathan and Saul. I could not let them have my sons.” “You cannot go back to our home in Berdichev. We have no more home in Berdichev. You, too, would meet your death if you returned now. Your coming back would put all the family remaining, Tovah and Bubbe Ruth and Aunt Anna and all the others, in greater danger.”
3. Warsaw is different from Berdichev by the scenery imagery that Rifka gives you on pages 34-35, “Our train passes smaller herds of cattle grazing on the yellowed grass and I remember the cows of Berdichev. The peasant girls drove them along the road past our house every night at sunset. Those cows were not bony like these are. I loved sitting on the front step watching the big fat brown beasts lumber past. The earth shivered beneath their clopping weight as the sun set in a ball or fire…” “Poland is so cold flat and colorless. Only pine trees, scrubby wretched pine trees, swept past the window of the train. Maybe in the spring it is better, maybe there are flowers. Maybe the sky is something other than gray. Now, it is nearly December, and I shiver at the cold of Poland.” The final example is on page 47 where Poland has HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) and Berdichev, Russia with many Jewish did not have a HIAS.
4.I thin k Karen Hesse wrote that to show that Rifka is gullible which might make living alone harder because she’ll probably will get conned out of most of her money
lab#2
1. Rifka's mother did not want Rifka to read Pushkin because she did not like Rifka knowing how to do anything except how to cook, sew, and keep the Sabbath.
2. She can’t go back to Berdichev because it would be dangerous for her since the Russians are angry at Rifka’s family for leaving. On page 49, Hesse wrote: Papa said, “Rifka, the Russians are angry at our family in Berdichev. We have cheated them of five strong boys. The army wanted your brothers.” On page 50, Hesse wrote: “You, too would meet your death if you returned now. Your coming back would put all the family remaining, Tovah and Bubbe Ruth and Aunt Anna and all the others, in greater danger.”
3. Warsaw, Poland is different from Berdichev, Russia because in Warsaw, the officials could not be bribed. On page 43, Hesse wrote: Papa tried bribing the steamship officials. It is a trick he learned in Berdichev from your father, a trick where money put in the right pocket can get you almost anything. “Is it not enough?” Papa asked, reaching into his pockets. “No more,” the man said. “What you ask is impossible. The child cannot go.” Also in Warsaw, Rifka’s family got help from a group called the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society because they had no more money for food but the group was not in Berdichev. On page 47 Rifka wrote: They are a group of people who help Jews with troubles like ours. The lady said the HIAS has workers all over the world. I wonder why we have never met any in Berdichev or Motziv.
4. I think Karen Hesse wrote the scene about the old man and the oranges because she wanted to show the reader how easy it was for the old man to scam Rifka. For example, the old man knew Rifka had no idea what oranges were or how much they cost so he took all of her money for one orange and then yelled that Rifka was a thief when she returned with her parents.
jrn 18
ZE5
1 Rifka’s mother doesn’t want Rifka to be educated because in those countries the men are the ones that are educated and have a job. While women are the ones who do the laundry, cooking, taking care of children.
2 Having the ringworm disease made Rifka stay in Warsaw Poland, she was unable to go to America. Rifka asked "why can't I go to Berdichev, Russia" and the answer was that if she went back to Russia she would probably be killed, her father said, becasue the Russians are angry at the family because they have "cheated them of five strong boys" to fight in the army.
3 Warsaw is much bigger than Berdichev - you know this because Rifka says it's the biggest city she had ever seen, and the buildings are very tall. Also in Warsaw there are cars instead of carriages pulled by horses.
4 I think the author wrote the scene about the oranges to show how people can take advantage of a kid when they don't know things (Rifka didn't know what an orange was or how much it cost), and it shows how poor her family was because she had never seen or tried an orange. It also seems like the author is trying to say that Rifka's family is desperate - now they have nothing. Rifka can't go to America, and now they lost their food money in an unfair situation. The author making their situation get worse and worse.
1. I think Rifka’s mother doesn’t want her to read Pushkin because in Russia the woman and girls are expected to take care of the house ore do chores. They are not supposed to be educated. Rifka’s mother wants her to be like Russian woman were expected to be.
2. Rifka can’t go back to Berdichev because the soldiers are out to get the family for example on page 49 the dad says “Rifka the Russian’s were angry at us in Berdichev. We have cheated them of five strong boys. The army wanted your brother’s they wanted Isaac and Asher and Reuben and Nathan and Saul. I could not let them have my son’s. If Rifka or any one from there family went back to Berdichev they would get killed.
3. Warsaw and Poland are different from Berdichev because the Russians in Berdichev treat the Jews poorly. The Jews were forced into war. For example on page 49 the dad says “Rifka the Russian’s were angry at us in Berdichev. We have cheated them of five strong boys. The army wanted your brother’s they wanted Isaac and Asher and Reuben and Nathan and Saul. I could not let them have my son’s. In Poland and Warsaw the Jews are not treated nearly as horrible. Another example is in Poland and Warsaw there were more people out on the streets and more people trying to steel her money. For example on page 49 the old man with the oranges tricks her into giving him all her famile's food money for an orange he takes advantage of her her because she had never seen an orange becouse she was so poor. She had never seen people like that before in berdichev.
4. I think Karen Hesse wrote the seen about the oranges because Rifka now has to live on her own and her giving the old man all her money shows she is naive it’s going to be hard for her to live on her own.
S.D.#4
1. Rifka’s mother does not want her to read Pushkin because, the mother would like Rifka to keep the Sabbath, sew, and cook.
2. Rifka cannot go back to Berdichev because, on page, 49 the father says “ If you go back they will shoot you , Tovah, Uncle Avrum and all the others as well.”
3. Warsaw, Poland is different than Berdichev, Russia because Warsaw has cars and Berdichev doesn’t. This is on page, 36.
4. I think Karen Hesse wrote the story of the old man on pages 44-45 because she wanted to show that Rifka was naïve.
MP#19
1.Rifka’s mother does not want her to read Pushkin because her mother thinks Rifka should cook, sew, and keep the family Sabbath, that is all.
2.Rifka cannot go back to Berdichev, Russia because the Russians are angry at the Nebrot family because they cheated them five strong boys. The Russian army wanted Rifka’s brothers. They wanted Asher, Reuben, Nathan and Saul. So if Rifka went back to Berdichev that would not only put her own life in danger but it would also put Bubbe Ruth and all Tovah’s family in danger.
3.Warsaw, Poland is different from Berdichev, Russia because Warsaw is so cold, flat and colorless. The cows are bony and the grass is yellow. In Berdichev the cows are not bony and peasent girls drive them along the road singing. The fat brown beasts used to pass Rifka’s house every night at sunset as she sat on the step watching them lumber past. Another difference is they have a fruit in Warsaw Rifka had never seen in Birdichev. It was an orange. Rifka asked an old man who was selling the mysterious fruit which was more yellow than orange, with patches of green on it what it was. “This here is an orange the old man answered.”
4.I think Karen Hesse wrote the scene about the old man and the oranges because she wanted to show how naive Rifka was. I think Rifka was naïve because Rifka asked “how much is an orange?” The old man asked “how much do you have” and Rifka held out all her families food money. The old man replied “well that’s how much it costs” and he snatched the money away then handed Rifka the orange.
LP # 21
1. Rifka’s mother does not her to read Pushkin because she wants her to be more of a person who does work around the house like cooking and does not read or learn that much. That shows the life of men and women back in the early 1900’s, the men usually worked and the women stayed home to clean and cook.
2. Rifka can not go back to Berdichev because Russian soldiers are looking for her and her family. If she goes back she will be caught by the soldiers and die.
3. Warsaw is different from Berdichev because the buildings are much higher than the ones in Berdichev, Russia. Another example of how Warsaw is different than Berdichev is that there are many more cheats. Rifka gets tricked by an old man because she wants an orange and gets ripped off by the man.
4. Karen Hesse writes this scene because it is showing how naïve Rifka can be sometimes. She gets tricked by the old and loses all of the money that her and her family needs for food.
R.M. 14
1. Rifka’s mother does not want her to read Puhshkin because she believes that women should be housewives and do cooking and cleaning. She does not think Rifka should be educated. This shows how women where treated in Rifka’s time. Women and were expected to know how to sew, cook, and keep the Sabbath. But Rifka wants to be clever like Tovah.
2. Rifka can not go to Burdichev, Russia because on page 49 it said that the Nebrots had “ cheated them out of five strong boys.” The army wanted Rifka’s brothers but her family has taken them all across the polish border where the Russians can’t get them. If Rifka goes back to Burdichev, she would be killed. If she goes to Tovah’s house she would put their family in grave danger.
3. One difference between Burdichev and Warsaw is on page 46 when Rifka says that Warsaw is a lot bigger than Burdichev and there are many things there that she has not seen before, and I believe that it is richer. It has cars, which they did not have in Burdichev. Another example on page 34 when she says that she saw girls with cows in the pasture singing every day and Warsaw, as on page 46 is a big city with no cows.
4. I believe that Karen Hesse put in the story about the old man and the oranges to show that Rifka is naïve and will not get by very well in a big city. If she was smart she would have found out the price of the orange, and if the man did not tell her, not buy an orange. But out of ignorance she showed him all the money she had.
KL #10
1. Rifka’s mother does not want her to read Pushkin because mostly all women learned to cook, sew, and keep the Sabbath. On page 39 it says that Rifka’s mother wants her to learn those things and nothing else.
2. When Rifka learns she has ringworm she can’t go back to Berdichev because that would put the rest of her family that lives in Berdichev in danger for example on p. 50 Rifka’s dad says “The Russians wanted five strong boys, they wanted your brothers”
3. Warsaw is different from Berdichev because in her village the buildings are very low but on p. 46 she says, “When I look up at the tall buildings I get dizzy.” On pp. 44-45 it says that she has never seen an orange so, her village doesn’t have any.
4. I think that Karen Hesse put in the scene about the orange to show how naive Rifka is for example Rifka shows the man all her money even though she doesn’t know the price yet. He just takes it and gives her one orange. When she comes back with her parents the old man pretends that she stole from him so her dad has to give him more money to keep him quiet.
MM17
1. Rifkas mother does not want Rifka to read Pushkin because on page 39 the mother thought that women should only know how to cook, sew and keep the Sabbath, not have an education.
2. Rifka can not go back to Berdichev, Russia because the Russians are angry at the Nebrots. They have have cheated the Russians of five strong boys. The army wanted Isaac, Asher, Reuben, Nathan and Saul but her father would not let them have his sons, shown on pages 49 and 50.
3. Two examples that show Warsaw, Poland is different from Berdichev, Russia are on pages 34 and 35 it says that in Berdichev, Rifka remembers “the small herds of cattle grazing on yellow grass” and the cows. In Poland it “is so cold and flat and colorless. Only pine trees, scrubby, wretched pine trees.” The sky is also gray.
4. I think Karen Hesse wrote the scene about the old and the oranges because it is showing that children are naive or gullible such as Rifka. For example, on page 45 Rifka asks how much one orange was, and the old man says how much money do you have? Rifka held out all her money, and he snatched it. That was not a clever move by Rifka.
JB#3
1. Rifka’s mother does not want Rifka to read the Pushkin because she does not want Rifka to be book smart. She wants her to be able to sew and to cook and clean and stuff like that because thats what most russian women usually do.
2. Rifka cannot go back to Berdichev because on page 49 her papa said “Rifka, the Russians are angry at our family in Berdichev. We have cheated them of five strong boys. The army wanted your brothers, they wanted Isaac and Asher and Reuben and Nathan and Saul. I could not let them have my sons.” Also, they do not have a home in Berdichev anymore. Rifka and her whole family in Russia could die if Rifka returns.
3. Warsaw, Poland is different from Berdichev, Russia because it is a big city and there are cars. It is also “cold and flat and colorless. Only pine trees, scrubby, wretched pine trees…” In Berdichev the freight trains were more comfortable and the people didn’t “push against one another on every bench”. There are no bathrooms on the trains in Poland.
4. I think Karen Hesse wrote the scene about the old man and the oranges to tell us that Rifka is naïve and can’t take care of herself without the help of her parents. I think this because Rifka got tricked by an old man selling oranges which she’s never even heard of.
J.M.13
Rifka’s mother doesn’t want Rifka to read the Pushkin because woman weren’t supposed to be educated. Another thing is that she wanted to do things that woman do like sew, cook, and be a house wife.
Rifka can not go back to Bertichev because she will probably get put to death and endanger the rest of her family. For example on page 50 it says “”You, too, would meet your death if you return now. Your coming back would put all the family remaining, Tovah and Bubbe Ruth and Aunt Anna and all the others in great danger.””
3. Two reasons Warsaw, Poland is different from Berdichev are on page 46 it says “ How can Mama and Papa leave me in such a big city”another thing that go’s with the big city is that they had cars in Warsaw. The second thing is that on page 47 it says “I wonder why we never met in Berdichev”.
4. I think Karen Hesse wrote the scene about the old man and the oranges because she is trying to show that Rifka is a little naive.
REF #6
Why does Rifka's mother not want Rifka to read Pushkin?
2. When Rifka learns she has ringworm and cannot travel with her family to America she wants to go back to Berdichev, Russia. Why can she NOT go back to Berdichev?(Find text evidence)
3. How is Warsaw, Poland different from Berdichev, Russia? (Give text evidence and TWO EXAMPLES of differences) 4. Why do you think Karen Hesse wrote the scene about the old man and the oranges.
pp#22
1) In the book Letters from Rifka, Rifka’s mother does not like her reading Pushkin who is a famous Russian poet. She does not like her reading Pushkin because she thinks that Rifka should be spending more of her time more wisely like learning how to sew and cook. In other words learn how to tend to a house as girls and woman were expected to do. That is why Rifka’s mother did not want her to read Pushkin.
2) In the book Letters from Rifka, Rifka catches a disease called ringworm and she not allowed to go to America. When she finds out that she is not allowed to go to America and neither of her family members are able to stay without causing more problems for the family, Rifka wants to return to Berdichev, Russia. But she can’t because as stated on page 50 they have no more home in Berdichev and she along with the rest of her family in Russia will meet their death if she returns. On page 50 it says “Rifka” Papa said “you cannot go back to our home in Berdichev. We have no more home in Berdichev. You, too, would meet your death if you returned now. Your coming back would put all the family remaining, Tovah and Bubbe Ruth and Aunt Anna and all the others, in greater
3) In the book Letters from Rifka, a city named Warsaw is a lot different from her home town of Berdichev, Russia. One example of how they are different is found on page 46. danger.” That is why Rifka can not return to Berdichev.It states “Warsaw is bigger than any city I’ve ever seen. The buildings are so tall. I get dizzy looking up at them. There are carriages that move without horses to pull them. They are called “cars,” and they prowl the street like frenzied wolves.” So, in this paragraph the author is saying that Warsaw is a lot more developed than Berdichev. A second example of how the locations are different is printed on page 34. It says “Our train passed small herds of cattle grazing on yellow grass and I remember the cows of Berdichev. The peasant girls drove them along the road past our house at sunset. Those cows were not as boney as these are.” So, in those sentences she is saying that the cows are treated in different ways. One is probably fed better than the other. Those are two differences in Rifka’s home town Berdichev, Russia and Warsaw, Poland.
4) In the book Letters from Rifka, the author Karen Hesse wrote a scene on pages 44 & 45 about an old man coning Rifka into selling her an orange for the amount of money that her mother gave her which I am assuming that it was a lot. Actually he really stole the money from Rifka. When Rifka told her parents about the old man, her parents try to get the money back but when they did he started to yell “thief” and “how dare you steal from an old man like that” so then her parents had to pay him even more money just to shut him up and keep him quiet from the cops. I think Karen Hesse wrote the scene about the old man conning Rifka because she was trying to show that Warsaw has a lot of bad people in it and that Rifka is a naïve and is not going to do very well without her parents. That is why I think the author Karen Hesse put that scene in the book.
JS#24
1.Rifka’,s mother doesn’t like Pushkin because on page 34 it says when I read your Pushkin, I remember those cows, and girls’ singing on page four it says she did not like you teaching me.
2.Rifka wants to go back to Berdichev and she can’t because on page 48 it says I want you to leave Warsaw also but not for Berdichev. The cure for your illness awaits you in Belgium. Another reason is Papa said ‘’ you’re coming back would put the family reamaing Tovah, and Bubbe Ruth, and Aunt Anna and all of the others in danger because we already cheated on the the Russians army.
3.Warsaw is different from Berdichev because on page 35 it says the cars are drafty and reek of old bleeding. Another example is on page 39 it says the smell of chesse filled the car. My mouth watered at the stench of it.
4.Karen Hesse wrote about the scene with the old man who selled oranges because the message in that chapter is most kids are nieve.
CH#8
1. Rifka’s mother does not her to read Pushkin because she wants her to be more of a person who does work around the house like cooking and does not read or learn that much. That shows the life of men and women back in the early 1900’s, the men usually worked and the women stayed home to clean and cook.
2. Rifka can not go back to Berdichev because on page 50 her father says that the Russian soldiers are looking for her and her family. And if she goes back she will be caught by the soldiers and die.
3. Warsaw is different from Berdichev because it says on page 46 that the buildings are much higher than the ones in Berdichev, Russia. Another example is on page 45 of how Warsaw is different than Berdichev is that there are many more cheats. Rifka gets tricked by an old man because she wants an orange and gets ripped off by the man.
4. Karen Hesse writes this scene because it is showing how naïve Rifka can be sometimes. She gets tricked by the old and loses all of the money that her and her family needs for food.
R.M. 14
1 Three different author craft techniques are Foreshadowing on page twenty, Simile on page thirty-one, and a memoir.
2 Some of the symptoms for Typhus are you get weaker, you get thinner, and you get weaker vision.
3 Rifka wrote that Russia was not that bad for Tovah’s family because they are wealthy and they know people that might be important.
4 Rifka’s feelings about Saul changed because he helped her threw her sickness and found a place where they can stay.
1. Rifka’s mother does not want Rifka to read Pushkin because she wanted Rifka to be a normal Jew that did not read Pushkin. Also because she wanted Rifka to be a normal Jew learning stuff from the bible.
2. Rifka cannot go back to Berdidhev because on page 49 it said, “ Rifka, the Russians are angry at our family in Berdichev. We have cheated them of five strong boys. The army wanted your brothers; they wanted Isaac, and Asher, and Ruben and Nathan and Saul. I could not let them have my sons.”
3. Warsaw was different from Berdichev because Warsaw was more of a city and Berdichev is not really a city (pp.44-45). Another example was there were carriages that did not have horses to pull them (p46).
4. I think Karen Hesse wrote the scene with the old man and the oranges because it was to show that Rifka is very gullible or naïve.
1. Rifka’s mother does not want Rifka to read Pushkin because she wanted Rifka to be a normal Jew that did not read Pushkin. Also because she wanted Rifka to be a normal Jew learning stuff from the bible.
2. Rifka cannot go back to Berdidhev because on page 49 it said, “ Rifka, the Russians are angry at our family in Berdichev. We have cheated them of five strong boys. The army wanted your brothers; they wanted Isaac, and Asher, and Ruben and Nathan and Saul. I could not let them have my sons.”
3. Warsaw was different from Berdichev because Warsaw was more of a city and Berdichev is not really a city (pp.44-45). Another example was there were carriages that did not have horses to pull them (p46).
4. I think Karen Hesse wrote the scene with the old man and the oranges because it was to show that Rifka is very gullible or naïve.
hk#9
Rifka’s mother does not wanting her to learn Pushkin because most mothers learn how to cook, sew and keep Sabbath. The reason Rifka cant go back to berdichev is because they already sold there house there and if she went back the army would find her and probably try to kill her. The difference between Warsaw and Poland is Warsaw is a really big city with big buildings and also they have carriages that don’t have anything pulling them which is called a car. And the difference in berdechev is the community is so small and so poor and in Warsaw they’re are people selling stuff outside on the road. I think she wrote about the scene when Rifka is being conned out of her own money to buy 1 measly orange. I think what Karen Hesse is trying to do is show how naive Rifka is instead of asking how much the orange was she just showed all her money that her mama gave to her. So when the papa figures out what is going on pretty fast the old man starts shouting out help! Thief stop them!. And that is what the purpose of writing that scene.
Jp#20
1. One reason why Rifka’s mother doesn’t want Rifka to read pushkin is her mother thinks its best to do other stuff like chores so she can learn how to take care of her self when she gets older stuff like cooking and all that. That is why Rifka’s mother doesn’t want her to read Pushkin.
2. Rifka can not go back to Berdichev because she will be killed and on page 50 it says they have no home in Berdichev and would put all there lives in danger. That is why Rifka is not allowed back in Berdichev..
3. war saw is different than Berdichev because it is a much bigger city and Berdichev is dangerous for Rifka and her family and there are cars in stead of horses pulling wagons and people. That most mean Warsaw is a much more populated place than Berdichev.
4. I think Karen Hesse wrote that scene to show how nieve children are in those days. Rifka asked what are oranges so she didn’t know the price of an orange so the old man asked how much money do you have. Rifka toke out all the money she had and the old man toke it and gave Rifka the orange. Than Rifka’s parents saw what happened. So the old man started to yell “THEAF THEAF” so Rifka’s father had to give the old man more money to shut him up. This is why I think Karen Hesse wrote this scene.
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