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    In “Suzy And Leah” by Jane Yolen‚ the two main characters disagree on many topics. One time when the girls did not agree was when Suzy tried to bribe Leah into being friends. On page 107‚ it said‚”Suzy tries to buy Leah’s candy bars and apples from home. I’ve tried to give her a handkerchief. Leah says‚” she expects me to be grateful.” This means Suzy thinks Leah can be tricked into a friendship‚ but Leah is too smart to be tricked. Another time the girls disagreed was when each girl thinks the other

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    “Suzy and Leah” One main character in Jane Yolen’s story “Suzy and Leah” are Leah‚ a German-born Jew. Leah is a refugee that is now living in an American camp. The only other girl she knows is Suzy‚ an American girl who comes to the shelter regularly. Suzy is the other main character; she is kind and friendly if she knows you. Eventually‚ the two girls find out that making relationships can take time. At the beginning of the story‚ they disliked each other. Leah doesn’t like how Suzy is giving

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    The main characters in Jane Yolen’s story‚ “Suzy and Leah” are Suzy and Leah‚ Suzy was an American. She did not get along at first with Leah‚ a German born Jew who just moved to the united states. Leah did not like the way Suzy was treating her‚ saying “She treats me like a pet.” They eventually found a way to understand each other and treated them with respect. Suzy’s feelings changed once she read Leah’s diary‚ which helped her understand her better. At first‚ Suzy had a lot of questions and

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    Briar Rose Songvu Vu Mrs Joyce ESSAY: How has Jane Yolen made use of the features of a fairytale to explore the themes in Briar Rose? Jane Yolen‚ author of Briar Rose‚ combines both fairytale and historical attributes in one work. Based on the old tale of Sleeping Beauty‚ Briar Rose is a fairy tale within a fairy tale however‚ the traditional ‘happily ever after’ notion does not apply. Through fairy tale elements of fantasy‚ recovery‚ escape and consolation; Yolen has been able to explore

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    explain the lead: Déjà vu means "already seen". It is the phenomenon of having the strong sensation that an event or experience currently being experienced had been experienced in the past. 3. overview of the topic/summary of the story: Briar Rose is a novel about a women‚ Becca‚ whos grandmother dies. when Becca was younger her grandmother‚ Gemma‚ would tell Becca and her sisters the story of Sleeping Beauty. when Gemma dies‚ Becca‚ goes to Poland to discover her grandmother’s past. Becca

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    Suzy and Leah The main characters in Jane Yolen’s “Suzy and Leah” are Suzy‚ an American who doesn’t realize how hard the Jews have it‚ and Leah‚ a Jew who moves to the United States to escape the Nazis. At the beginning of the article‚ Suzy believes that Jews are like animals. Leah sees Suzy trying to “help” the Jews by giving them food‚ but Leah believes that Suzy has a false smile As they get to know each other more‚ their opinions start to change. Until her mom explained it to her‚ Suzy never

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    world who judge people before they truly know them‚ but every person has a different story. These people can unravel and surprise you. This is shown in the novel called Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes and the short story called “Suzy and Leah‚” by Jane Yolen. In the story Bronx Masquerade there are a variety of kids that all come together and these kids express themselves in poetry. Within this story‚ Grimes shows the difficulties their lives were. In the short story “Suzy and Leah” two characters come

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    Discuss how Jane Yolen’s perspective on personal discovery is conveyed in Briar Rose. Jane Yolen places strong emphasis on the notion of personal discovery which becomes the fundamental message in the text ‘Briar Rose’. Yolen sets the protagonist‚ Rebecca Berlin on a quest of personal discovery‚ a quest which is strongly connected to the past‚ a past which takes its roots in the holocaust. Yolen captivates the responder through the utilisation of the sophisticated language techniques: allegory

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    The main character in Jane Yolen’s “Suzy and Leah” is Leah‚ a german born Jew. Leah is a refugee living in a refugee camp in America. Leah writes in her diary and is practicing English every day to get better. So she can live in a new world and on a new land. At the beginning of the story Leah was in a refugee camp in America and saw this girl with yellow hair bring sweets and an orange fruit and she falsely smiled at the rest of the refugees her name is Suzy. Then at school‚ the teacher pairs Leah

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    Synthesizing Essay The main characters in Jane Yolen’s story “ Suzy and Leah” are Leah‚ a refugee in America (also a German-born Jew)‚ and Suzy‚ an American girl. Some people just naturally don’t get along‚ but some don’t get along at first then the relationship changes by getting to know each other. Suzy had to learn a brutal truth to understand what some of the things meant in Leah’s diary like what yellow stars were and why Leah’s family members were killed. Eventually‚ the two became friends

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