1. After the storm at sea, what does Rifka mean when she says, "Tovah, suddenly I feel how defenseless we are-not just Jews, all of us."
2. From pages 81-88 (the storm scene) Karen Hesse uses many author craft techniques. Find and identify three DIFFERENT author craft techniques and QUOTE THEM WITH PAGE NUMBERS!
3. Why is the American government possibly viewing Rifka as a social responsibility? Make sure you explain what a social responsibility is. What does this say about American society in the 1920s? (Re-read pages 95-96)
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Letters From Rifka
By Karen Hesse
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1. Rifka is telling us that all her life she has been exposed to the Jews dieing and not the a Russian people getting hurt. This is her first sight on a Russian person dieing and that is why Rifka said "Suddenly I feel how defenseless we are not just Jews, all of us.
2. On page 84 Rifka says I stumbled down the ship's steep steps and that is using personification. On page 85 it says that well there is too mush to write and Mr.D would soy that i am writing too much and that it would be a run on sentence. In the middle of the page on 85 it says
ZE5
1. Rifka meant that life can change in a blink of an eye, you can't control the world no matter what religion you are.
2. personification - "The wind screamed around him." pg. 84
simile - "Then I was still. As still as the sea after a storm." pg. 86
metaphor "Before I could finish, water, a wall of water, rose up over me." pg. 83
3. The American government views her as a social responsibility because she's bald so they think no one will marry her, so the governemtn will have to take care of her for the rest of her life. This says that in American society looks makes a bigger difference than who you are on the inside.
1. On page 87 it says "Tovah, suddenly I feel how defenseless we are, not just Jews, all of us." I think that means that everyone cannot defend their selves. She says not just Jews because usually you would think that Jews are defenseless because everyone is after them and they cannot protect their selves. She is saying this because lots of people on the ship died from drowning but the people that drowned were not just Jews.
2.One of the three different author crafts Karen Hesse uses are on page 82, it states "The sky was sickly yellow like an old bruise." which is a simile because it used like. Another one on page 82 was personification because it said "The wind roared…". Another author craft was a metaphor on page 85 because it says "my heart jumped into my throat."
3.The American government is possibly viewing Rifka as a social responsibility because they think she won't marry with her bald head. If she does not marry nobody will be able to take care of her. A social responsibility is when nobody cannot take care of you so the government has to. This says the American society in the 1920's judged immigrants by their looks. JS23
Mp#19
1. She say that to say even all people will have troubles. I also think she said that because she had just lost her boyfriend Pieter.
2. One technique is alliteration on pg. 84 “ ship’s steep steps.” Another is on pg. 85 it says “My heart jumped in to my throat.” The third is on pg. 82 it says “The ship shivered in the hateful ocean”
3. A social responsibility is someone who the government has to take care of. The American government might see Rifka as a social responsibility because she has no hair. Her not having hair is bad because she might not marry. Thus, she might not be able to keep a house.
MP#19
1.What Rifka means by “Tovah, suddenly I feel how defenseless we are-not just Jews, all of us.” is on page 87 it says “We must wait for another ship to answer our signal and tow us across the ocean to America.”
2. Three different author craft techniques are 1) slimily on page 82 “the sky was sickly yellow, like an old bruise.” 2) Sensory Imagery on page 83 it says “It had a cold, metallic taste”. 3) Alliteration on page 84 it says “I stumbled down the ship’s steep steps.”
3. The American government is viewing Rifka as social responsibility because she is bald. The social responsibility is that if Rifka doesn’t get a husband they have help her like by her food and more. What this says about the 1920s is that your relationship depends on your looks.
1.What Rifka means by “Tovah, suddenly I feel how defenseless we are-not just Jews, all of us.” is on page 87 it says “We must wait for another ship to answer our signal and tow us across the ocean to America.”
2. Three different author craft techniques are 1) slimily on page 82 “the sky was sickly yellow, like an old bruise.” 2) Sensory Imagery on page 83 it says “It had a cold, metallic taste”. 3) Alliteration on page 84 it says “I stumbled down the ship’s steep steps.”
3. The American government is viewing Rifka as social responsibility because she is bald. The social responsibility is that if Rifka doesn’t get a husband they have help her like by her food and more. What this says about the 1920s is that your relationship depends on your looks.
RF#6
lab#2
1. Rifka means that people are not equipped enough against the ocean because she says “Tovah, I suddenly see how defenseless we are-not just Jews, all of us.” after the storm. It could also mean that Jews, Christens and Muslims are all equal in one way and that would be defense.
2. I noticed one example on page 82 Karen Hesse uses a simile "The seas, which had seemed so gentle yesterday, rose like hungry beasts, mouths open, hovering and crashing over the sides of the ship." The second example was on page 84 when Karen Hesse used alliteration "...I stumbled down the ship's steep steps." The final author craft was on page 84 also when Karen Hesse foreshadowed how they all were equal "We were still equal. We were equally miserable, equally frightened for our lives."
3. They American government might view Rifka as a social responsibility because she is bald thanks to her ringworm. A social responsibility is someone that the government will have to hold up through out there life because they believe they will never find a husband that could carry them or get money for that person. That means that the American society back in the 1920's was only on looks that is also like are relationships today.
lab#2
lab#2
HK#9
1.I think that Rifka means that ever since the storm happened Rifka was comparing it to Bertichev because Russians miss treated Jews and the Jews were defenseless. Just like when the storm came that they all felt defenseless because they had to wait for another ship to come and help them and there was nothing that they could do about it.
2.One example of an author craft technique on page 82 there was sensory imagery it said “I heard the sound crack of a gunshot.” Another example Is on page 82 there was an simile, it said “The seas, which had seemed so gentle yesterday, rose like hungry beasts, mouths opening, hovering and crashing over the sides of the ship.” The last example of an author craft is on page 84 there was a metaphor; it said “Everyone got sick, even me. It stank worse than a flood of milk of soured milk.”
3.The American government looks at Rifka as a social responsibility because on page 95 it says “It means that the government is afraid they will have to support you for the rest of your life” the lady from the HIAS said. “Your lack of hair makes you an undesirable immigrant. They think without hair you will never find a husband to take care of you instead.” This says that in the 1920s it unlikely of you to find a husband if you weren’t pretty.
HK#9
After the storm at sea, what does Rifka mean when she says, "Tovah, suddenly I feel how defenseless we are-not just Jews, all of us."
2. From pages 81-88 (the storm scene) Karen Hesse uses many author craft techniques. Find and identify three DIFFERENT author craft techniques and QUOTE THEM WITH PAGE NUMBERS!
3. Why is the American government possibly viewing Rifka as a social responsibility? Make sure you explain what a social responsibility is. What does this say about American society in the 1920s? (Re-read pages 95-96)
AA#1
1. When Rifka says"Tova, suddenly I feel how defenseless not just jews, all of us"she means that all of them not only jews can be treated bad and can be treated badly because of looks.
2. Three different author craft techniques Karen Hesse used were hyperbole, setting and wise sayings.
3. The American government is viewing Rifka as a social responsibility because on page 95 and 96 the doctors tell the HIAS lady "if Rifka does not get a husband because of her baldness she will not have anyone to take care of her except the government. This proves American society in the 1920s was not to fair.
AA#1
1. What Rifka means is that not only that the Jews are feeling helpless, but everyone is. She is surprised by this because Jews were often put down in Berdichev, but the Russians were treated well.
2. There is a simile on page 82 saying "Sailors ran like spiders, back and forth in the yellow light." Another example is on page 84. It is an alliteration saying "…I stumbled down the ship's steep steps." The final technique is on page 83 it says "I could taste blood in my mouth and smell it in my nose. It had a cold, metallic taste that made my stomach twist inside out." Which is sensory imagery.
3. They are viewing Rifka as a social responsibility because they want to help her and get her in the USA but there is a chance that she might still be sick, and they might have to support for the rest of her life. So they are saying that if her hair doesn't grow back soon, then she will be sent back. Social responsibilities means that they will have to support her for the rest of her life. This shows that the American society in the 1920s was based on your looks, not how clever or smart you are.
DMM#15
1. When Rifka says, “Tovah, suddenly I feel how defenseless we are-not just Jews, all of us.” She means that death and loss could come from any direction like on page 87 she says, “I realize how precious our lives are. And how brief. I want to come home”
2. One example of author craft that Karen Hesse uses on pages 81-88 is on page 84 when it says, “I stumbled down the ship’s steep steps” which is alliteration. Another example of author craft is on page 82 where it says, “Sailors ran like spiders back and forth in the yellow light.” Which is a simile. The last example is personification on page 82 when it says, “The ship shivered in the hateful ocean.”
3. A social responsibility is someone that the government has to support. The doctors think that Rifka will be a social responsibility because they think that Rifka will not be able to get married because she’s bald and her hair isn’t growing.
MM17
CM#16
1. When Rifka said " Tovah, suddenly I feel how defenseless we are- not just Jews" she means that she now knows that people get hurt even if they're not Jews. Like when the sailors had to go out and fight the storm and one died he might not of been a Jew but something bad still happened to him.
2. One author craft technique Karen Hesse used was on page 82 she said the sky was a sickly yellow, like an old bruise which is a simile. Another author craft technique is on page 85 she says that Rifka's heart jumped out of her throat which really can't happen. That is personification. The last one is on page 83 Karen Hesse used scenery imagery when she said that Rifka tasted blood.
3. The American government are viewing Rifka as a Society Responsibility because she is a undesirable immigrant and does not have hair so they think that she will not have a husband so she can't pay for her bills. So the American government will watch over her. In the 1920s they think that if she doesn't have hair no one will want to marry her. Know people don't care about how you look.
CM#16
S.D. #4
1. I think Rifka say’s that because she feels like she is equal now she realizes that not only Jews but everybody can’t always defend themselves. Also that she isn’t week because she is a Jew everybody gets into bad situations and can’t do anything about it.
2. On page 82 she says “the sky was silky yellow like an old bruise” that is a slimily. “A wind that roared” That is exaggeration. “A wall of water rose up over me” That is a metaphor.
3. The American government is possibly looking at Rifka as a social responsibility because she is bald and the government is not sure she will be able to marry. A social responsibility is someone the government has to look after ore help because they are alone or can’t pay for there house. This shows that in the American society in the 1920s people really did judge you by the way you looked.
1. What Rifka means when she says, "Tovah, suddenly I feel how defenseless we are-not just Jews, all of us," is that everyone on the ship had no protection against the storm. She saw how people on the ship were hurt or died in the storm and she realized anything could happen at anytime to hurt you or cause you to die.
2. Three different author craft techniques used by Karen Hesse were found on pages 81-88. First, on page 84, Hesse used an alliteration, “It echoed in my ears as I stumbled down the ship’s steep steps.” Second, on page 82, Hesse used a simile, “Sailors ran like spiders, back and forth in the yellow light. Third, on page 90, Hesse used a hyperbole, “At last, when we did, the other ship pulled us so slowly. I could swim faster to America.”
3. Since Rikfa doesn’t have any hair, the American government could possibly view Rifka as a social responsibility because if Rifka cannot find a husband to take care of her, then the American government will have to support her for the rest of her life. This says American society in the 1920s viewed a woman's looks as more important than how smart she is.
Jrn 18
Answers#1. I think that she means that they would probily not survive another storm on the ocean so they were all defenseless not just the Jews.
Answers#2. One Author craft teqnique that Karen Hesse used was a simile on pg.82 – 83 it says, “the storm frightened me as much as any pogrom". Another author craft Karen Hesse used was a Foreshadow in the beginning of the chapter, “…When suddenly a storm! And the wide sea was rearing…”. Another author craft was Alliteration on pg.84, “I stumbled down the ships steep steps.
Answers#3.The American government is possibly viewing Rifka as a as a social responsibility because she has no hair. The reason they care about her having no hair is because if she has no hair she may not get married. This tells me that in the 1920s woman only had a job as a house wife.
JCL 12
JB#3
1. Rifka thinks that they are all defenseless because you can’t controll mother nature so not only jews, but everyone can be defenseless in situations. For example everyone except the workers on the boat stayed in one room huddled together and they were all helpless. No one could control the storm. The workers stayed on deck and manned the boat to save themselves and the passengers.
2. On page 84 an example of alliteration is shown, it says “down the ship’s steep steps” it is alliteration because ship, steep and step all start with the letter “s”. A simile is shown on page 82 which is “the seas, …, rose like hungry beasts,…” It is a simile because it is comparing two unlike things using “like”. The final example of a hyperbole is on page 85. It says “My heart jumped into my throat.” That is a hyperbole because your heart can’t jump into your throat.
3. The American government views Rifka as a social responsibility because even though her ringworm is cured her hair hasn’t grown back. The lady from the HIAS said “Your lack of hair makes you an undesirable immigrant.” Social responsibility means that the government will have to take care and support someone for the rest of their life. If someone has something wrong with them, the government thinks he or she won’t be able to get married and take care of him or herself. What this says about American society in the 1920’s is that people that are different will have a hard time. For example, on page 96, it says that the country will send Rifka back because her hair hasn’t grown back. Now Rifka thinks that in America, looks mean more than personalities or who you are.
JB#3
1. I think Rifka means that mother nature makes us vulnerable when she says “Tovah I suddenly feel how defenseless we are-not just jews, all of us’’. I think this because mother nature over powers us she can make things happen beyond our control. For example the storm that happened on the steam boat Rifka was on.
2. One example of author craft that Karen Hesse used after the storm seen had happened was alliteration on page 84 it says “ I stumbled down the ship’s steep steps.” Another example of author craft is foreshadowing on page 81 it says “ I have lost so much already, and now it seems I must lose more.” Lastly, Karen Hesse used sensory imagery when she said “everyone got sick, even me, it stank worse than a flood of soured milk down there.”
3. The American government is viewing Rifka as a social responsibility because she may not be able to take care of her –self because she has had wring worm which made her lose her hair. Since Rifka is bald she is not likely to marry because most men look for a woman with good looks and if there sophisticated. This would make another reason why the American government would have Rifka as a social responsibility. A social responsibility is when the government makes sure that everyone has a home, and food to eat. What this says about American society is that they want to take care of their own people and they also want to prosper.
LP #21
Thursday, December 3, 2009 pp. 81-96
pp. 51-70
1. When Rifka says this she means, that things happen but we cannot control anything. I found this on page eighty-seven.
2. One of the author crafts I found was simile on page Eighty-two it says “Sailors ran like spiders”. Another author craft I found was alliteration on page eighty-four it says “ship’s steep steps”. The last author craft I found was sensory imagery on page eighty-three it says, “I could taste he blood in my mouth and smell it in my nose. It had a cold, metallic taste”, this describes to the reader how it tastes.
3. Social responsibility is when the government has to take care of a woman who cannot find a husband. Rifka is looked at as a social responsibility because she is bald and people would look at her as different. This shows that in America in the nineteen-twenties it was more about beauty than cleverness or being smart.
C.M.L. #11
1. After the storm at sea, what does Rifka means when she says, "Tovah, suddenly I feel how defenseless we are-not just Jews, all of us."
2. From pages 81-88 (the storm scene) Karen Hesse uses many author craft techniques. Find and identify three DIFFERENT author craft techniques and QUOTE THEM WITH PAGE NUMBERS!
3. Why is the American government possibly viewing Rifka as a social responsibility? Make sure you explain what a social responsibility is. What does this says about American society in the 1920s? (Re-read pages 95-96)
CFH #8
1. Rifka says on page 87, "Tovah, suddenly I feel how defenseless we are-not just Jews, all of us because she is describing how she is stuck in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean because all of her ships engines are dead so they can’t go anywhere. This gives you proof evidence.
2. One of the author craft terms Karen Hesse uses is on page 82 it says, “ the seas, which had seemed so gentle yesterday, raised like hungry beasts”. Which is a simile. Another example is on page 83 it says “ I could taste the blood in my mouth and smell it in my nose. Which is sensory Imagery. The last example is on page 84 it says “ It stank worse than a flood of milk down there. Which is a metaphor. This gives you proof evidence.
3. The American government is possibly viewing Rifka as a social responsibility because on page 95 it says “ they think without hair you will never find a husband to take care of you so the American government doesn’t have to take care of you. Social responsibility means the American Government is afraid to take care of you for the rest of your life. This says girls were lower then men in the 1920’s society, the American Government does not care about how nice you are they care about how girls looked then in those days.
CFH #8
Pp22
1. When the storm ended at sea, Rifka said “Tovah suddenly I feel how defenseless we are not just Jews all of us” what the author meant was people thought Jews were always so weak and helpless and they were so defenseless because people would kill them and the other Jews couldn’t do anything about it so all the Jews had bad luck. But in the story a non Jewish boy named Peiter died.
2. Through pages 81 and 88 Karen Hesse used many author craft techniques 3 of them are on page 84 there is alliteration “I stumbled over the ship’s steep steps. Another is a metaphor is “ It stank worse then a flood of soured milk down there.” That was on page 84. The last one is on page 82The waves rose like hungry beasts.” That was a simile.
3.The American government possibly is viewing Rifka as a social responsibility because they still think she has the ringworm so they need have to take care of her. The ringworm gets cured by shaving your hair. Americans say back in the 1920’s is it is un lady like to be bold and walk around the city.
PP22
1) In the book letters from Rifka, it states “Tovah, suddenly I feel how defenceless we all are-not just Jews, all of us.” I think that Rifka means that Jews were always kind of defenceless in Russia but this time all the people on that boat that are not sailors, Jewish or not were defenceless. They were forced to go somewhere else safe while the ship they were on was in a storm and was being destroyed. They had to relie on the sailors to getthem to safty and couldn’t do any thing about it. That is whati think Rifka means.
2) In the book Letters from Rifka, there is a storm seen on pages 81-88. In these pages, the author Karen Hesse uses many author craft techniques. One example of author craft is found on page 82. It says “… the sky was a sickly yellow, like an old bruise.” In this sentence it is comparing two different things (the sky to an old bruise) using like or as. Another auther craft is stated on page 84. It states “If he had not been there, Tovah, the ocean would have claimed me.” That is an example of personification. An ocean can’t claim. And one more author craft is printed on page 84. It says “… the ships steep steps.” That is an example of alliteration. Those are three examples of author craft techniques in pages 81-88.
3) In the book Letters from Rifka, the American government is viewing Rifka as a social responsibility. The government is viewing her as a social responsibility because she is bald from her ringworm and they are worried that she won’t be able to find a husband, which would make it hard for her to survive properly by herself. This says that the American government tried to do good things for people who are coming to and living in America who are less fortunate. This act shows the American government’s aim of social responsibility. But they didn’t have the full ability to help everyone.
JS#24
J.M.13
1. After the storm at sea Rifka fells like she is equal to everyone else even though she is a Jew. For example on pages 84 it states “Everyone is equally miserable, equally frightened, and everyone gets sick, even me.”
2. From pages 81-88 there three example of author craft. One example of author craft is on page 82 there is a simile that says “the sky was sickly yellow, like an old bruise. Another example is on page83 there is a metaphor that says “my stomach twists inside out.” The last author craft is on page 82 “I had been thrown to the floor of my cabin, tossed from my bed from the rising seas.” This is an example of personification.
3. The American government thinks that because Rifka doesn’t have hair, it means that a man will not want to marry her, so the government will have to take care of her and send her money, so she won’t live on the streets, and the government would then have to send her back to Russia so they don’t lose money. This is a social responsibility because in America immigrants have to rely on their looks, which Rifka doesn’t have because she’s bald.
J.M.13
1. Rifka tells Tovah that because for an example they needed a boat to tow them to America not just Rifka also people that aren’t Jews have trouble. She also lost Pieter how liked her when she was bald. Pieter fell off the boat. This is why I think she said that to Tovah.
2. One alliteration on page 84 it states ships steep steps. Also on page 82 there’s a slimily it states the sky was sickly yellow like an old bruise. On page 84 there’s a personification it states the wind screamed around him. Those are my three Arthur crafts.
3. The American government is viewing Rifka social responsibility because she is bald. She needs to get her hair or a husband or she will have to leave America. There it mostly depends on the way you look.
DG #7
1. After the storm, Rifka realizes that Jews are not the only one who has troubles, but everyone else has them too. She says, “ I realized how precious our lives are”. I think by this she means that everyone has many troubles, but we must not waste our lives dwelling in them. She showed how everyone is venerable to the elements, to sorrow and to grief. She is thinking about Tovah as Rifka leaves Russia.
2. In the storm scene on pages 81-88, Karen Hesse uses many author crafts. On page 82, she said that, “ the sky was a sickly yellow, like an old bruise.” This is an example of a simile. Another example of author craft was on page 83. Rifka writes “ a wall of water” had threatened to sweep her away. This is an example of a metaphor. The water is not really a wall, but Karen Hesse uses a metaphor to illustrate how large the wave was. Lastly, an example of author craft was on page 83. Rifka writes “I could taste the blood in my mouth,” this is an example of sensory imagery. Rifka is using her sense of taste to determine that it had a “metallic taste”.
3. The American government is viewing Rifka as a social responsibility because they think that, because she has no hair, she will not be able to get a husband, and will not be able to support herself, and then the government will have to spend money to help her, and they do not want to let someone who will cost them into their country. This shows that on the 1920s the government is not accepting Rifka even though she is smart and brave, like Tovah, but is basing whether to let Rifka into the country or not on if she will cost them money. This shows that the government is judging Rifka by her looks, and not bravery, cleverness, or things that really matter. it also shows that women are treated badly and are not given proper jobs hat are key to survival. they are giving all the jobs to the men because they think they are more able, but really,women can hold a job and be just as efficent as men, as proven today.
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