Nightjohn and Number the Stars

A detailed Summary of Nightjohn and Number the Stars

In Nightjohn there were a number of facts, details and incidents that contribute to the historical accuracy of the book. I have outlined some of the more specific examples as follows:

There was a man who risked his life for the sake of teaching the other children in the surrounding plantations how to read and write.

The owner of the plantation whipped his slaves for moving too slow and did go out with dogs and two field hands after any of the slaves if they decide to run. He brings two field hands with him so they can see what happens and retell the story back at the quarters. He does this basically so everyone will be horrified and won't decide to escape.

Reading and writing was strictly forbidden because the owner wanted to keep them ignorant so they wouldn't rebel against him.

Once a female got her "troubles" [menstrual cycle] they would be sent off to the breeding sheds to reproduce.

The "mammy" took care of all the young ones until they were old enough to go out and work in the fields.

The slaves were forced to eat from a trough like animals.

The mammy would pray with her head inside a kettle so that the owners would not hear her pray. Praying, too, was strictly fo

The Danes took in the Jews and fed them, hid them, protected them and helped them get to Sweden safely.

The story about the soldier who saw King Christian ride by on his horse one morning and asked a boy "Where is his body guard?" to which the boy replied "All of Denmark is his bodyguard", is in fact, true.

Also in 1943, anyone who gathered to worship at the synagogue, were warned by the rabbi that they were going to be taken and "relocated" by the Germans.

King Christian X was a King during the time of war in Denmark. He also surrendered to the Germans in 1940 because of the fact that "the country was small and undefended, with no army of any size." (Lowry 134).

Number the Stars on the other hand, was expertly written for the younger child. It seemed all too real. For example, in the beginning, Annemarie and Ellen were running down the street and were stopped and scolded by a soldier. That is an exact example of what kids do and how adults usually respond. It's written from a child's perspective, so the child can easily go into the mind of Annemarie, perhaps even for a moment, become Annemarie.

There really were resistance leaders in Denmark. Peter Nielsen was fictional but Kim Malthe-Bruun was not. He was an actual person and was captured and executed by the Nazis at the age 21.

Even though, Number

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Approximate Word count = 905
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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