The protagonist-Anita Lobel -of the novel is fighting for her life against Hitler-the protagonist- and the Nazi's just because of her religion. In the exposition you learn that they live in Krakow, Poland and that there family was close, that was, until the inciting incident. Anita's mom and nanny decided that it was unsafe for the children to live there anymore, because of the ghetto's and liquidations, so Niania,the nanny took them to Lapanow, a former vacation area that they would spend time at. The rising action is when Krysia dies, shortly before they are captured. The climax takes place at the convent, when the German Nazi's discover that they are hiding there. The falling action of the novel is in Sweden where she recovers from tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the growth of tubercles in the tissue. Anita and her brother stay at a sanatorium, a place where they send sick people, Anita stays for a year her brother stays a bit longer. An example of imagery is "Most of the houses were dark clumps against flat fields and the dark sky." The internal conflict would be Anita's battle against her religion. Anita was born Jewish. She "looked" like a Jew. She was Jewish. She wanted to be Christian. Throughout the story, she expresses her "dislike" for herself, because she wasn't. The story is in first person point of view. The war and constantly running away from it would be an external. The tone is sorrowful and truthful. The mood is sympathetic. It states, "I accepted all this, not really knowing how to put myself..."
Conclusion
"We were kneeling together with the nuns in the little chapel where not so long ago Krysia's body had been laid in the coffin. Over the mix of out voices, singing a hymn, we heard, 'Alles raus!' ('Everyone out!') and then the heavy steps running up the stairs. 'Juden! Wo sind die Juden?' (Jews! Where are the Jews?') Rifles in their arms, the Nazi's came crashing in. 'Schnell! Alles raus! Schnell!' (Fast! Everyone out! Fast!)
The mass had been interrupted just before the communion. The soldiers rushed up to my brother and me and Niania, guns pointing straight at us. 'Raus! Raus!' Now they were behind us. I felt a rifle butt in my rib. The chapel stairs were not steep. There were only a few steps down. But i stumbled, almost fell. My brother was right behind me. And Niania was crying. 'Nie, nie, nein! Moje dzieci! Sie sind...moje dzieci.' ('No,no,no! They are my children!') She was mixing the few German words she knew with Polish. The Nazi's, ignoring Niania, were shouting at the nuns. 'Alle! Alle Juden hier.' ('All Jews over here.') Demanding they hand over all Jews. The nuns protested, were shoved aside. In no time everyone Jewish had been flushed out. They had caught up with the last. It was Christmas Day." Will Anita and her brother ever see their beloved Niania again? Will this torn Holocaust family ever heal and become like an actual family?
Conclusion
"We were kneeling together with the nuns in the little chapel where not so long ago Krysia's body had been laid in the coffin. Over the mix of out voices, singing a hymn, we heard, 'Alles raus!' ('Everyone out!') and then the heavy steps running up the stairs. 'Juden! Wo sind die Juden?' (Jews! Where are the Jews?') Rifles in their arms, the Nazi's came crashing in. 'Schnell! Alles raus! Schnell!' (Fast! Everyone out! Fast!)
The mass had been interrupted just before the communion. The soldiers rushed up to my brother and me and Niania, guns pointing straight at us. 'Raus! Raus!' Now they were behind us. I felt a rifle butt in my rib. The chapel stairs were not steep. There were only a few steps down. But i stumbled, almost fell. My brother was right behind me. And Niania was crying. 'Nie, nie, nein! Moje dzieci! Sie sind...moje dzieci.' ('No,no,no! They are my children!') She was mixing the few German words she knew with Polish. The Nazi's, ignoring Niania, were shouting at the nuns. 'Alle! Alle Juden hier.' ('All Jews over here.') Demanding they hand over all Jews. The nuns protested, were shoved aside. In no time everyone Jewish had been flushed out. They had caught up with the last. It was Christmas Day." Will Anita and her brother ever see their beloved Niania again? Will this torn Holocaust family ever heal and become like an actual family?