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Essay / Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry - 1284
List of charactersAnnemarie is one of the main characters in this book. she is a 10 year old German girl who lives in Copenhagen, Denmark with her mother, father and younger sister Kirsti. Annemarie tells the story from her point of view. “Only in fairy tales were people called to be so courageous, to die for each other. Not in real life in Denmark” Annemarie struggles to find the definition of courage, but with the great journey that awaits her, it will not take long for her to find the definition of courage. discover.Ellen is also one of the main characters in this book, she is also the same age as her best friend Annemarie. Even though she is a very shy girl, she wants to become an actress. To achieve this dream, she must first survive the horrible and disgusting holocaust. with the help of her best friend Ann, she may be able to live her dream. "It's the worst thing in the world... to die so young. I wouldn't want the Germans to take my family away and make us live elsewhere. But still, it wouldn't be as bad as being dead." Mrs. Johansen is Annemarie's mother, she is a very strong, determined and intelligent woman. “Friends will take care of them. that’s what friends do. » She helps the Roses by hiding Ellen and pretending she is their daughter. Johansen is Annemarie's father, he is the same as her mother but more courageous and courageous. "we don't know where the Germans are taking the Jews and we don't know what that means, we only know that it's bad, that it's dangerous and that we have to help"Character analysisAnnemarie is a normal young girl, Aged ten, she has normal difficulties and duties like any other girl. but these difficulties are not normal, she is faced with the difficulties of war. This war has made Annemarie a very intelligent girl, she spends most of her time thinking about how to be safe at all times. Annemarie admitted, huddling there in the darkness, that she was happy to be an ordinary person who would never be asked for courage.