ENGLISH exam- The Wrong Boy
Name 2 quotes relating to love
"...Then he looked at me -not past me, or through me, but at me" "Of course she beautiful....she's you"
Name 3 quotes relating to courage/strength
"The point is to stay human" "Don't give up Erika, don't lose hope" "He lied to his father to keep me safe"
How does Hanna show Courage?
-Auditioning as the commandants pianist -When her parents are gone, with her mum disappearing and her dad dead -Taking responsibility for her family (Erika) -Taking over the laundry job when not knowing truly what it involves and pushing through that fact that she might get caught -When she goes to the infirmary to look for her mother -When telling Erika that she likes Karl and not knowing how she will respond/act -When she returns to camp everyone had left so she had to pull herself together and find somewhere to hide.
List themes within The Wrong Boy
-Courage -Survival -WW2 -Love -Loyalty and Betrayal -The Holocaust and Jewish experience -Family -identity
Who are the characters in The Wrong Boy?
-Hanna Mendel -Erika Mendel (Hanna's sister) -Karl (Commandants son) -Commandant or Captain Jagar -Anyu Mendel (The mum) -Samuel Mendel (The Father) -Piri (Hanna's piano teacher) -Michael Wollner
Give some reasons on how Hanna lost her identity and how she also kept her identity
-Hanna lost her identity when they took away majority of her belongings -Hanna lost her identity when they shaved her hair and tattooed a number onto her arm. -Hanna loses her human rights during the holocaust, and she now has n voice or say in what happens -Hanna keeps her identity by continuing to play piano as the commandants pianist -she keeps her identity by keeping her c-sharp which reminds her of her past life and love for piano
How does Karl show courage?
-Rebelling against his father and helping Hanna by offering food, calling her by her name and treating her like a human -When he stayed at his house even though he had the opportunity to run away and was taken to prison in Poland -Saving Hanna's c-sharp
