Coping Copenhagen
By Ethan Krumlauf
Resident Resistance
We need your help! The Germans are taking over Denmark. Hitler's Canary written by Sandi Toksvig, takes place in Copenhagen in 1940. The main characters are Bamse, Mama, Dad, Orlando, and Thomas.
The conflict in this book is that the Jewish danes are being taken by the Nazis and brought to concentration camps in Germany.Bamse hides Jewish people in his home. Nazis are suspicious and decide to investigate their home. The Jewish people that are in hiding don't get caught by the Nazis.
How did Bamses story end? The climax is that Bamse helped out many Jewish danes across the water to Sweden. He saved countless lives. On May 5, the thirteenth airborne (British planes) flew into Copenhagen and the Nazis lost. Finally it is the end of a horrible time and much needless death and suffering.
This photo is of when bamse and his family are hiding Jewish danes in their home. This is a important to the plot because of the Jews were found, They would be captured and executed.
This photo is a picture of when Bamse is bringing the jewish danes to the docks. This is important because he is saving lives.
This photo is when the British planes fly through Copenhagen, meaning the end of the war. This is important because he is enjoyed that the war is over.
Deadly Describer
Bambse is the main character in the book, Hitler's Canary, We go with him through the horrible times of Hitler. I think the word brave describes him well. One reason he is brave is that he risked his own life to save others. he said
He helps his parents hide Jews in their home. .He can be courageous. He leads all of the Danish Jews to the docks when the Nazis were watching him on page 176.On The Clock
1943 Nazis leave Copenhagen
1945 End of WW2
1950 The first Peanuts comic
1970 The first Floppy disk was invented
1990 A picture of the entire solar system appeared
2001 The Twin Towers fell
2012 Obama was re-elected as President
Factorial Factions
One Fact is that the author was explaining how hard it was to keep a secret during WW2. Living in that time is difficult that way because there is so many secrets in that place and time.on page 48.
On page 22 they were talking about when the germans invaded Copenhagen. That was hard because the germans were very bad people entering a peacefull area. Also because the Nazis were going to take all of the Danish Jews. Bamses friend is Jewish.
On pg 55 they were talking about how hard life was at that time. Bamses father was taken and so he was the man of the house for quite some time and that was difficult. Later in the book bamses father returned.