What advice does Mrs. Rosen give the girls about playing outside after their run-in with the soldiers (Chapter1)? Why does she tell the girls this? What does her advice mean?
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The advice Mrs.Rosen gives the girls is to take another way. She gave this advice because she didn’t feel comfortable with them constantly running into soldiers. She wasn’t comfortable with that because they are little and if the soldiers found out that Ellen was a Jew she would probably be sent away. That advice means that she wanted the girls to be safe. They wouldn’t be safe if they took that way because Ellen is jewish and the German soldiers don’t like Jews.
ReplyDeleteI agree, if I were a parent I would not want them running into soldiers because the soldiers could find out that Ellen and Annemarie are Jewish and they could get killed.
DeleteI also agree Morgan. Back in that time German soldiers did not like Jewish people at all. In society today we are taught to be much more understanding of the way others choose to live and of their beliefs. Back in that time understanding and acceptance were not a way of life for the German soldiers and the Jews did not fare well.
DeleteMrs. Rosen gives the advice to “make sure to always be one with the crowd, never give them the reason to remember your face.” Mrs. Rosen tells the girls this because run-ins with soldiers isn't like run-ins with your dad, or something like that, that’s like a run-in with the police for smuggling. Back then there was more serious consequences than just a time-out, you could be tortured or thrown in prison. Mrs. Rosne's advice means you don’t want people having a reason to follow you making sure that you are making the correct move or obeying rules, you want to be known like everyone else, blending like everyone else, not like wearing and looking like them, following the same rules as them, having soldiers not know them individually. They need to be known as regular civilized people.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said about a run - in with a soldier is way different than a run - in with your dad because your dad is definitely someone you want to run into not a Nazi soldier. I also agree that the consequences where way more serious than getting sent to your room. If you were Jewish back then like Annemarie and Ellen the consequences could be killed or put in a working camp just for breaking a simple rule like running in the street.
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DeleteGreat thinking very thought out I can tell. Amazing answer I never thought of it that way.
I agree, Sofia. The consequences for the girls being noticed by the soldiers could have been very severe. It was very important to blend in during that time.
DeleteMrs.Rosen’s advice is that Annemarie and Ellen walk a different way to school and back so they don’t have to run into the German soldiers. Mrs.Rosen told the girls this because her and Annemarie’s mom don’t think that it is safe for them to run into the soldiers because they could find out that Annemarie’s and Ellen’s families are Jewish. Mrs.Rosen’s advice means that she doesn’t want Ellen, Annemarie, and Kirsti getting hurt it also means that they need to avoid all soldiers.
ReplyDeleteIf I were a parent back in that time I certainly wouldn't want my children associating in any way with the German soldiers. Those soldiers were not there to be buddies. I would have recommended that the children make every attempt to avoid the soldiers.
DeleteI so agree Mackenzie, if I was these girls parents I would not want them bumping into soldiers that do not like Jews, They could get killed or captured doing that!
DeleteDo you think it's going to be difficult for the girls to go unnoticed with Annemarie's spunky little sister, Kirsti, engaging the soldiers?
DeleteThe advice Mrs. Rosen gave the girls was to take another street or route way home because Ellen was racing with the girls, Annemarie and Kristi, and Mrs. Rosen knew that the Germans worked for Hitler. Also Mrs.Rosen knew Ellen was Jewish and Hitler and the Germans didn't like jewish religion and respect Jews. She told the girls this so the Germans would not find out she is jewish and try to hurt Ellen and her family. This advice means that you should be careful who you talk to and spend time with, Mrs. Rosen just wanted the girls to be safe.
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DeleteLindsey I agree that Mrs. Rosen wanted them to walk a different way because Ellen is Jewish and they might take her away, so they need to walk a different way for the safety of Ellen. Nice job.
Mrs. Rosen wanted the girls to take a different route and avoid the soldiers because it was important that they just blend in, to not be noticed. The mothers knew the war against the Jewish was escalating because of reading about bombings and different incidents with The Resistance fighters. It had to be a very stressful time for those families, knowing their freedom could change in an instant.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that Mrs. Rosen directly gave any advice to the girls about "playing outside". It could be implied that she didn't want them to play outside at all and that only for necessary reasons like going to school would they go outside. And, if they did go outside, running would bring them too much attention. She tells the girls to walk a different way to school so they wouldn't see the same exact soldiers. Mrs. Rosen didn't want any particular solider to remember their faces or learn too much about them. I agree that she wanted the girls to blend in and just be a part of the crowd. I think she gave this advice so that the soldiers wouldn't learn too much about the girls and then their families because Mrs. Rosen wouldn't want the soliders to learn that at least one of the girls (Ellen) and her family were Jewish or that Kristi and Annemarie and her family were friends with Jews.
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