What do you think is a theme for When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit? Remember, there are no wrong answers as long as you have support from the book.
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ReplyDeleteI think that When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is about loyalty, sticking together, and honesty. One of the most important themes to me in this book is that if you stick together you can do anything and you will be alright. Anna wanted to stay with her family, when she was alone she felt sad and unsafe. When she was with her mama and her brother on the train to Zurich, Switzerland, she felt as if something was missing and she was very worried about papa. In Paris when they were all together as a family in the flat, she felt as if, as long as they stayed together everything would turn out alright. In the train to London, they were all together and they were all safe. That is an example of a theme that I think is most important in the book and that stands out. Another theme that stood out is survival. Their family had to fight to keep themselves from crashing down. They had to work extremely hard to get food and money.
Jenna,I agree with you about your themes loyalty, sticking together, and honesty. Good job!
DeleteAfter reading all of When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit , I think the book is mostly about home is where the heart is. First, they moved from the house where they lived in a hotel in Zurich for a few months, and they loved it there since there family was all together. Again, in Paris where they were very poor, they were pretty happy since they were all together again, and they had a pretty nice life when they learned how to speak French. Finally, they moved to England, and they were happy when they got off that wretched boat and saw all the people standing on the sidewalk in a line type of thing. This is why I think that home is where the heart is.
ReplyDeleteBen, to me it seems that you are talking about being together is best in stead of home is where the heart is.
DeleteI think When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is mainly about keep trying. I think this is the theme to this stories, because Anna‘s family had to trail to many places and things were difficult at times. Like for papa When he was ill he still got out of the country in time before someone could take his passport. Also, When they traveled to Zurich they had to make new friends and learn a new language in a place they are not familiar with. But they took it day by day and kept trying even though they had not a lot of money and did not do very well in this country. They especially had to keep trying in Paris because they had to become familiar with a very hard language and they did not have very much money to spend on food clothes and Papa did not get very much money with work. Anna and Max had very hard days at school in Paris, because they did not understand a thing of what they were to do. They had to keep trying when they were traveling from country to country, like when Papa, Anna and Max were going to Paris to see Mama in their new home someone almost made them get on the wrong train to germany, but they noticed the mistake in time. This is the theme this book is about, keep trying.
ReplyDeleteI think that When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is mainly about a family who will never give up to what they think is right, and would do anything to keep it the way they want it to be. Like when they had to separate to keep income flowing to the so they had money. Also when they all moved to different countries they had to avoid Hitler and to learn all of the languages. That is why I think When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit was about keeping things the way you want them.
ReplyDeleteHey Dylan, you are not the only one who thinks that not giving up is the theme. I do too.
DeleteDylan, I can see why you said that they never give up. They never once told themselves I can not do it.
DeleteI think that When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is mainly about family; I think this because in the story no matter what they stick together and Anna thinks that she is okay being a refugee as long as she is with her family. Family is so important to her because when Mama and Papa told her that she was going to England at the end of the book, she had a huge outburst about how she wants to stay together. I think that it would be especially scary in a time like this to not be around your parents and be Jewish.
ReplyDeleteSydney, I never thought of that theme.
DeleteI think When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is mainly about safety. I think this is the theme because Anna’s family always had to stay one step ahead off danger. For example, even though Papa had the flu in the beginning of the story, but since his opinion hurt Hitler’s election he was told his passport was going to be taken away so he left for Prague, Czech Republic. When they got to Switzerland towards the end, Anna heard that Hitler was putting a price on Papa’s head. So they had to move again to make sure he didn’t get caught. Then when they were in Paris Hitler was definitely going to find them with all of their financial problems, so they moved yet again to England. So you see they always stayed one step ahead of danger.
ReplyDeleteRuari, Safety is another thing that could be a theme.
DeleteRuari, I liked your theme for When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. I would have never thought that that was a theme for this book. You did a great job on your response.=)
DeleteI think that the theme of When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is to never give up and keep going no matter what, even if things are bad. Tragic things Anna’s happen through When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit but the family does not give up even when the tragic things are death. When Hitler takes everything in their home they just stick around in a different country till they decide to move again when they think that they can get more money in France. They move to France then France’s depression is going on so they move to Britain. Even after Papa’s best friend dies they still do not give up and live their life in Britain.
ReplyDeleteQuinn, you and me sort of have the same theme: Not giving up.
DeleteHi! OK first of all, let me say I think it is one of the best books ever made. I think WHSPR is so good even though I've read it twice I still love it. We are suppose to say what the theme of the book is in our opinion so,I think WHSPR is mostly about loyalty. I think this is the theme because it goes throughout the book. First, the readers of Papas work were and are loyal to Papa. Then of course Onkel Julius was always loyal to them being kind and not letting them down throughout the whole book. As we go on we meet Zwirn family and they were very loyal because when papa had a price on his head they didn’t turn him in for the money or fame so they definitely showed loyalty. Plus, there is Great aunt Sarah. She was loyal because when Anna and her family couldn't get her new fitting cloths great and Sarah was there for them. So that is what I think the theme of WHSPR is.
ReplyDeleteI think that WHSPR is mainly about adventure. They travel all over the world including Zurich, Switzerland, Paris, and finally England. They have to meet new people and learn new ways and languages. Papa or Mama can’t do something and think that the only choice is to move to new land. This is why I think that WHSPR is mainly about adventure.
ReplyDeleteI think the theme in the book is, better safe than sorry. I think that is the theme because, in the beginning of the book, Mama and the kids left a day before the voting had finished. Mama, wanted to be safe and far away from Germany. After that they went to Switzerland. They had also left Switzerland because, they did not have enough money to stay in Switzerland because they were neutral. They would not take sides because they did not want to make anybody mad. That is the reason that they left. They would have been in danger of running out of money there, so they decided to go to France. They were going to France because, they would publish Papa’s papers. When they went there they were all happy because they had a nice place to live in. They soon found out that France was in a depression, so Papa made a film. When England bought the film. Mama and Papa decided that they would move there to be safe from running out of money. Better to be safe than sorry pops up all over the book.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Emma, when they left the day before the election they played it safe. If they would have left the day of the elections then Hitler would have taken their passports and they would have been sorry that they stayed in Germany.
DeleteI think When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is mostly about family. In this book family was one of the most important thing. There were all kinds of families in When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit . For example, Anna said at the end of the book “I do not care if we are refuges for the rest of her life. Only if we could be together for the rest of our lives.” Also they met all kinds of other families on their journey. Like, in Switzerland and Zurich. When they were in France, Anna and Max just learned French and Mama and Papa said that they were going to move to England. They said it was ok, if only they could still be together as a family. As you can see, there are so many things about family in the book, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. And that is why think family is a very big theme.
ReplyDeleteGabe, that's I think too (about the theme) :)
DeleteI agree, Emma! Think that better safe than sorry is all over the book too! Great job!
DeleteI think When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is mainly about adapting to new places. I think this because Anna’s family had to adapted to Berlin, Germany where they had first lived. Then, Anna’s family had to adapted to Zurich,Switzerland. They went there to get far away from Hitler. Also, Anna’s family had to adapted to Paris, France! They came here to get even farther away from Hitler. Some people in London,England bought Papa’s script. So they got even farther away from Hitler. They were trying to get away from Hitler because they were a Jewish family. Hitler wanted to kill all Jewish families and all Jewish people.
ReplyDeleteAs you can see, adapting to new places is very common in When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
I think that WHSPR’s main topic is, be grateful for what you have, and to be supportive no matter what. Anna had a big role with that and she knew that all she now needed was her friends and her family. Max, Mama, And Anna were very supportive for Papa’s work and they had to just go with what was best for Papa’s career. They knew it would turn out in the end, but in the beginning, it as just so hard to learn a new language. And although everything seemed tough, it all paid off in the end!! :)
ReplyDeleteI think When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is mainly about staying with your family. When Papa went to Prague, Anna and Max were not their usual self they were worried about Papa. When Anna and Max and mama went to Zurich to meet Papa they were much happier. They stayed as a family in Zurich, when they moved and they were very happy about that. Then they needed to move again and Mama and Papa just went. Anna and Max were depressed and they did not do anything like they use to in Zurich. When they finally went to Paris, they were happy and delighted to be with their family again. When they had to move to England, Mama and Papa wanted to go by themselves and see how it was, but Anna did not want to be alone she wanted to be with her family. They went together and anna was really happy that she did not need to stay alone again.
ReplyDeleteI think that this book is about bravery because Papa was brave to go to Prague all by himself and leave Mamma, Anna, and Max back in Berlin. Then it took bravery for Mamma, Anna, and Max to go to Zurich,Switzerland. Then it bravery for them to go to Paris,France. It took even more bravery when they got on the Paris train to go to Paris. At Paris Papa was brave to make a script and sell it at London, England
ReplyDeleteI think the main idea is to stay true to your beliefs because it is important to be who you are and to your beliefs. Also, another theme is home is where the heart is. This is true because as long as you have a family member or a friend you can live anywhere you want (except for un livable place)
ReplyDeleteWhere ever you live can be home to you. (Except for an un livable place.)
DeleteAfter reading all the chapters, I think the main theme was being a family. Before Papa left, the family was a happy family. But when they all left Berlin, the family wasn’t close anymore. When Papa left for Zurich, Anna, Mama, and Max followed and ended up living in Zurich. After a couple weeks, Mama, and Papa left to go see Paris, France for a week. When Mama, and Papa got back, they had decided to live in Paris. For two years, Anna and her family lived there and would get into arguments here and there. They drove a part more and more. They decided to leave Paris, they were closer as a family in London, England. That was how the book ended.
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