Summary Of The Devil's Arithmetic

If Hannah was an adult she would have a career of an author. It would be a reasonable inference considering how she has people engaged in her stories. According to The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen, “She told them the plot of Little Women in ten minutes, a miracle of compression, especially since her book report had been seven typed pages. She mesmerized them with her tellings.” To elaborate on Jane Yolen’s words, this is showing that when Hannah was retelling them the story of the little women, she had them fascinated with her stories. This is proving how Hannah would have a career as an author when she was older by demonstrating that if she can tell a story without the book and in her own words, and have them cativitated by her words, then it would be common sense to

Another piece of evidence that Yolen writes is, “Hannah’s voice rose in excitement. It’s called Yentl and stars Barbra Streisand in the movie. She chops off her hair and…’ ‘Chops off her hair!’ Appalled, Shifre put her hands up to her own pale braids. ‘And not married?’” This piece of evidence Yolen wrote is showing how Hannah is telling the story of her life in Chaya’s shoes, therefore having her new friends imagine what it must feel like to be in Chaya’s/Hannah’s life back in Lublin or in New Rochelle. This piece of evidence is supporting the claim that a career of being an author would support Hannah because it is showing how yet again, Hannah is connecting to her new friends at this gathering and explaining her version of Yentl. The way she is explaining it has the rest of the girls in allure, therefore comparing that to what they have seen or heard. The only way the girls would of imagined what they did was by the way that Hannah told the story. Lastly, Jane Yolen mentions, “‘Go on, go on,’ Shifre