Siege of Leningrad
Kassidy Swift
Background
Hardships
Bombardment
Hunger and Cannibalism
Winter
Journal #1: Hardsips or hunger
City of St. Petersburg also known as Piter
Before the War - real historical from novel
During the War
Post War
Journal #2 - Emotional & Physical Challenges
The scene of the sheepdogs was an emotional challenge mostly for Kolya because he had a soft spot for dogs. He had made up a story or novel where a man had fed a dog for a while and had grown attached to the poor dog. After a while the dog had died and the man had finally come outside for the first time in seven years, to bury the dog. Kilts had known that some dogs had been starved and had boxes strapped to them, to blow things up. But when it he had finally saw it, it had affected him deeply. He had the decincy to put the dog out of it's misery. When Lev and Kolya had heard the story of Zoya and how she had her feet cut off because she tried to run away, they couldn't believe that someone could be that cold to a girl, who was just trying to get away from all the terrible people who had done things to her. Playing chess with Abernoth was a big physical challenge mostly for Lev because he is just a scrawny boy, who was already known for being a Jew in front of the cold hearted Abernoth. Abernoth was a lot bigger and stronger than Lev, and if Lev did not win the game, Kolya, Vika and himself could be killed. But the game didn't end because Abernoth caught on to what they were doing and jumped on Lev, almost shooting him and Vika. Lev stabbed him and another soldier that was fighting with Kolya.
Therefore, there were emotional challenges when Kolya and Lev stumbled upon the sheepdogs and had to put one down. Also when they had heard what Abernoth had done to Zoya, which is a big factor of why Lev killed Abernoth himself, after doubting that he could do it. Let alone help Kolya take down the other soldier and made sure that Vika didn't get shot. There were many emotional and physical challenges through out the book City of Thieves.
Journal #3 - Essential Question
There is a role that war plays in creating and destroying national identities. Lev has a new identity as a man, instead of a boy scared of the world. War helped do this, from accepting the challenge to find a dozen eggs (but he really didnt have a choice). To playing chess with the one and only Abernoth. Another contributing factor of war was the cannibals, Lev had finally faced the hungry cannibals that people had talked about. Playing chess with Abernoth had made Lev more of a man because it was a challenge in it's own to decide to kill the leader. But there was also physical challenges because Abernoth was bigger and stronger than him. Without the war happening, Lev would still become a man, but he wouldn't have the knowledge and strength that he has now.