Holes_And_Number_The_Stars

Holes And Number The Stars I chose essay topic number three in comparing Number the Stars main character Annemarie Johansen and Holes main character Stanley Yelnat’s and taking a look at how both helped others and made a difference in some way. These two books are very different from one another, but demonstrate how a lead character is so important. In Number the Stars, Annemarie is a typical young girl (ten-years old) that deals with the difficulties of growing up- getting along with a sibling, understanding the way the adult world works. But these difficulties play out in a complicated and frightening way. Annemarie has been made very thoughtful and introspective due to the war. She spends much of her time reflecting on what she sees around her. In that respect, throughout the book Annemarie realizes to help save the lives of close friends and family she must risk her own. Annemarie strives to help out her best friend Ellen and her family along with many other Jews by taking a chance and helping the Jews escape to Sweden to be free. Annemarie does this by hiding many secrets from the Nazi’s throughout the book because she was taught from her family and Peter that stanley, annemarie, story, family, out, difference, character, helping, throughout, others, makes, help, friends, way, time, number, main, made, lead, himself, curse, camp, along, yelnat’s, two, take, stars, making, jews, helps, ellen, characters, being, zero, world, very