Annemarie Johansen's 'Number The Stars'
In Number the Stars, Annemarie Johansen was brave, she was told lies over the truth, and she went from girlhood to womanhood. She shows and experience all of the above. Annemarie was a brave girl even though she did not think she was . She did things that she didn’t realize was a sign of bravery.” I will take it,” said Annemarie. She was relating to the package that was for Uncle Henrik; She could have ran into trouble with German soldiers, but she was brave enough to do it. Annemarie always came in contact with German soldiers. [pages 2-3.] As a result from these actions, Annemarie is brave. Annemarie was told lies instead of truth. “There has been death, and tonight your Great Aunt Birte will be resting in the living room, in
her casket, before she is buried tomorrow,” told Uncle Henrik. He thought Annemarie wasn’t ready for the truth so instead, he told her that Great Aunt Birte died, but he could have told her that the casket was for clothes they would use to smuggled the Jews. Anthor truth that was never told was the real death of her sister, lise. “She was part of the resistance, “ revealed Papa. “ From the military car, they saw her running and simply ran her down,”interpreted Papa. These lies conceived Annemarie because they kept her safe and out of danger. Going through out her bravery, Annemarie also went from girlhood to womanhood. She had to keep the truth inside her when Uncle Henrik commenced to tell her the truth. “Annemarie hesitated and glanced at her mother, fearful that she said the wrong thing, the thing that would bring the pained look to her mother’s face.” Annemarie didn’t want to make her mother think about the death of Lise this shows Annemarie developed protection for her mother in that she had to endure the tragedy of her sister. This made Annemarie more mature than she might be otherwise. Annemarie went through many challenges, but it all says a lot about her and her character: how she handles things shows her bravery.
her casket, before she is buried tomorrow,” told Uncle Henrik. He thought Annemarie wasn’t ready for the truth so instead, he told her that Great Aunt Birte died, but he could have told her that the casket was for clothes they would use to smuggled the Jews. Anthor truth that was never told was the real death of her sister, lise. “She was part of the resistance, “ revealed Papa. “ From the military car, they saw her running and simply ran her down,”interpreted Papa. These lies conceived Annemarie because they kept her safe and out of danger. Going through out her bravery, Annemarie also went from girlhood to womanhood. She had to keep the truth inside her when Uncle Henrik commenced to tell her the truth. “Annemarie hesitated and glanced at her mother, fearful that she said the wrong thing, the thing that would bring the pained look to her mother’s face.” Annemarie didn’t want to make her mother think about the death of Lise this shows Annemarie developed protection for her mother in that she had to endure the tragedy of her sister. This made Annemarie more mature than she might be otherwise. Annemarie went through many challenges, but it all says a lot about her and her character: how she handles things shows her bravery.