Devil's Arithmetic And To The Little Polish Boy Standing With His Arms Up

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In the Distressing times of the Holocaust and World War ॥, nations and races of all kinds suffered from the hands of the Nazis, but great literature came from it especially the two pieces of art, The Devil's Arithmetic, by Jane Yolen, and To the Little Polish Boy Standing With His Arms Up, by Peter L, Fisher. Both express their ideas with strong tones , but each one uses their tones in a contrasting way and each uses tools to persuade the reader to see their point of view even though each has the same direction of honor, respect, and remembrance going forward.
In Jane Yolen’s story, Jews were taken away from their home and imprisoned in death camps and put to work , but most were sent to the gas ovens. In the epilogue Yolen is stating how