For some younger children, they can’t even remember a time when their country wasn’t engraved with soldiers every day. Denmark is small, so the townspeople weren’t able to help with stopping the Nazis. Like most other parts of Europe during World War II, Denmark too, was under German occupation. Taken place in 1943, Denmark wasn’t the best place in the world. The story is set during World War II in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since the story is told from AnneMarie’s point of view, we as readers are able to see what children think about the war in that time period. I will be talking about the historical background of Lois Lowry, the historical background on the setting of the story, symbols, and themes. AnneMarie’s best friend, Ellen is Jewish. The book is also told from the point of view of AnneMarie, a Danish girl. This book is also great to see what children at young ages are thinking during a War. This book is a great way to see the effect of wars in other countries, especially for young children who are not quite knowledgeable on wars just yet, and most certainly, the Holocaust. This conflict is presented throughout the entire story as the brave townspeople try to help the Jews of their community. The Germans have taken over the town and are trying to deport and kill the Jews. The main conflict of the story that I would like to focus on is the relocation of the Denmark’s Jews by the Nazi’s. The conflict of this novel that I have chosen to write about is written in a man vs society view.

This novel is written in a historical children’s critical approach to society. I have chosen to write an analysis on the book Number the Stars by Lewis Lowry.

Lois lowry counting stars