Kristallnacht

     Kristallnacht was a horrible point of the Holocaust, when 97 Jews died and many were sent to concentration camps they could not fight back. Kristallnacht was the point where the frog could not escape because it had already adapted so much. The frog started at a low boil and the water started to heat up and it was already used to it, just like the Jews. The Nazis started little and then decided to kill and it was to late. The Jews could deal with it but when the Nazis changed their perspective the Jewish people did not know what to do or how to act because the have been dealing with increasing pain for so long. Kristallnacht does means broken glass, but it also means shattered people. The Jews changed after this, their perspective changed and they became broken. Their families were like broken glass and nobody was trustworthy. Kristallnacht was a horrible point of time and it broke everyone.
~Rory McNabb

My two characters

     In Milkweed there are multiple main characters. The characters are introduced through physical actions. Misha the main character meets Uri a kid who's part of a thief club. Uri and Misha meet when they run into each other while stealing. Spinelli uses action to introduce each other, while describing their looks periodically with dialogue. The author makes sure to introduce the characters that will be important by showing them to you early on. Misha and Uri have a brother relationship. They are like family, Uri gives tips to Misha throughout the story. Misha actually was given his name by Uri. I know already that the band of thieves and Uri will be important throughout the story, they already have taught Misha so much. Spinelli shows characters emotions and feeling greatly through actions.

Connections

      The multiple activities we did in class last week all connected in some way. The project we did of the Essence of Humanity showed many opinions on what makes us human. When reading The Terrible Things I noticed something. The Terrible Things lacked most human traits, they lacked love, perseverance, etc. This brought me to think about the Nazis, the Nazis lacked all of these things too. They were people who killed others thinking only about themselves. They showed no signs of care or regret. Knowing what makes us human helped show me the truth in the Holocaust and how terrible it was.
~Rory McNabb