Accept what is, let go of what was, have faith in what will be. In the novel The Devil’s Arithmetic, by Jane Yolen, is a story of a girl named Hannah who isn’t accepting her Jewish heritage. One day when Hannah was at a seder dinner she opened the door and then she found herself in the past. Although some believe that Hannah is starting to change and appreciate her Jewish heritage, I know she isn’t.
Even though hannah is being called Chaya by Gitl, Shmuel, and others, she really isn’t accepting it. Some people may believe that Hannah is starting to like being called Chaya and that she is starting to answer to it more often. Chaya was Hannah’s Hebrew name and she was given it to honor Aunt Eva’s dead friend. They are indicating that Hannah is honored that she was given the special name of Aunt Eva’s dead friend. Many others, such as myself, know that hannah doesn’t want to accept her hebrew name as her real name. “I’m not from Lublin,”
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Some are saying that Hannah likes being in her new village and she likes that she “used” to be from Lublin. Hannah is starting to make new friends in her “new village” and she is meeting so many new people in the village were all the Jews live. This means she is starting to like where she is because she is making new friends. Many other people are right when they are saying that Hannah doesn’t like her new home, even though it’s where many people with the Jewish heritage live. "I'm not from Lublin," Hannah said. "I'm from New Rochelle. And I'm not Chaya I'm Hannah.",” She had no choice. "In Lublin," she began, thinking of New Rochelle, "I live in a house that has eight rooms and the toilets are inside the house. One upstairs and one downstairs." Both of these text evidences show that Hannah doesn’t want to forget about her true home and it kinda shows that she is not accepting where Jewish people