Briar Rose Questions And Answers

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Briar Rose *What is the most important event in the story? Explain the importance of your choice. -When Becca makes her promise to Gemma that she will find the castle, the price, and the maker of spells * Gives a starting point for the entire novel If the promise hadn’t been made, Becca probably never would have traveled to Poland never would have learned about her grandmother`s past, and her heritage Never would have known that Gemma was actually Briar Rose in the fairy tale Would not have known anything about her grandfather * Allows Becca to begin a search about her background – gives her an actual reason to learn about her family’s heritage – without the promise, Becca still probably wouldn’t know about her grandmother’s role during the Holocaust…show more content…
Explain your connection using details from each text. -Briar Rose by Jane Yolen, and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Briar Rose * Shows cruelty through the Holocaust * Many people were killed in harsh ways because of what religion they were * Shows that evil exists in everybody – Nazis killed many Jewish people – thought that they were going to ruin their economy – did not like spending a lot of money * Nazis formed their society to believe that Jews were bad people – they should be punished * Character vs. Society – Gemma vs. the Nazi Party – thought that she was worthless because she was Jewish – German citizens thought that what they were doing was okay because the Nazis were their leaders – leaders do what is right for the country * Good vs. evil – Gemma was a good person who was punished based on her background – Nazis did not care if you were good or not – they were evil so they did what they want – killed 6 million Jewish people The Lottery * Shows cruelty through the ‘lottery’ that they host * One member of a family was killed in a harsh way – they drew a piece of paper with a black dot on
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