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Suzy and Leah – Analysis

Posted on July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 by JL Admin

 It is obvious that Yolen was motivated by the horrific acts of World War II to write the short story ‘‘Suzy and Leah.’’ The story uses a setting that is based on true events. There really was a refugee camp at Oswego, New York, that matches the description of the camp where Leah is housed….

Suzy and Leah – Setting

Posted on July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 by JL Admin

 Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany  Germany was defeated in World War I (1914– 1918), and in the ensuing years, the politics of this country swung widely between extreme right wing and extreme left wing philosophies. It was during this time that the German Workers’ Party was formed. In 1919, Adolf Hitler joined this party and…

Suzy and Leah – Literary Devices

Posted on July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 by JL Admin

 Diary Entries  Yolen tells her story ‘‘Suzy and Leah’’ through diary entries. Both protagonists, Suzy and Leah, write separately while they are alone. Their thoughts, therefore, are supposed to be very personal and unfiltered, since both girls assume no one will read them. This provides Yolen with a chance to get inside the girls’ heads…

Suzy and Leah – Themes

Posted on July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 by JL Admin

Fear  The character of Leah in Yolen’s ‘‘Suzy and Leah’’ is racked with fear. Though she is safe in the present moment of the story, the residue of her experiences in World War II haunts her. In presenting fear as one of the main themes in this story, Yolen emphasizes the effects war has on…

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