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In the book , the author, Han Nolan, portrays Chana to be a very strong person emotionally. Chana's strength is shown throughout the book from losing her family one by one, to the consequences dealing with escaping Lodz. Chana lost her father first; he was shot ....

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.... was living in the ghetto with the Krengiels'. It took all her strength to be nice to them, and inspite of her kindness, they were hostile to Chana and her family.(80-83) A noticeable trait shown in Chana as her character developed throughout the book was her religious and spiritual self. In the beginning it was only her grandmother, Bubbe who had total faith in God, and who tried to encourage Chana to have faith also. Chana did not believe Bubbe, she thought that God was not on her side and that he was nowhere.(34,196) She resented God until she looked into the eyes of her shvester and then "felt ashamed of her anger with God".(236 ....