What is the theme of the novle Milkweed?

Answer 1

A pocket-picking orphan who thinks his name is "stopthief" tells of his experiences during the Holocaust. The story begins when he is about eight years old. A redheaded older boy named Uri finds Stopthief and takes him under his wing, introducing him to a whole group of young thieves. Uri gives Stopthief a new name and makes up his background, telling him he came from a large Russian gypsy family and was kidnapped and brought to Warsaw. He told him to remember that he was not a Jew. Despite Uri's efforts to keep Misha (Stopthief's new name) safe, the Polish and German soldiers relocated both the Jews and the pickpockets to the ghetto. Food was scarce and the soldiers were cruel. Misha's small frame, quickness, and experience stealing came in handy for him and his friends. Each night he snuck out of the ghetto through a small, two-brick gap in the enormous wall that separated the Jews from the Polish. He brought back whatever food he could find and fit through the small hole. In this manner, he saved his friends from dying of starvation. Uri became a soldier and made sure Misha did not get on the trains headed for the concentration camps. Young and naive at the time all this was going on, Misha did not understand the gravity of the situation. His version of the Holocaust is innocent, cute, and horrifying at the same time.

Answer 2

There are many settings in the book Milkweed. The main one takes place in the Warsaw Ghetto, some time before the Warsaw uprising, and going on about 10-20 years later. The other settings are a run-down baber hair shop place, a few different bakeries, and a pit.

Answer 3

v Uri Tells the Unnamed Boy that his name is now Misha Pilsudski and he is a Gypsy, he also makes up a story of how his family was bombed and he was kidnapped by polish farmers who hated Gypsies even more then Jackboots hate Jews.

Answer 4

Main conflict: The time was World War 2 when the Nazi took control of the Jewish people in Warsaw. He was a Jewish looking boy whom lives during that time. In this book you will go with him through some of his problem like staying in a refugee camp, celebrating Hanukkah, trying to smuggle food for his adopted family and the orphans, and how he survived the war.

Answer 5

The setting is in Warsaw around the time of world war two.

Answer 6

The themes are Misha's identity, friendship. loyalty, and family. BTW, "novle" is spelled "novel".

Answer 7

it is either identity or survival...but im pretty sure its identity