The beginning of the book was really interesting, the plot was good. Hannah is going through her "rebellious" teenage phase with the, "Do I have to go and celebrate the Seder?" and "Why do we celebrate the Seder?" She didn't want to eat anything either at her relative's house, because she had eaten a lot of jelly beans with her best friend, a non Jewish girl, for Easter. She engaged in many family activities, playing games, praying, eating, drinking, and celebrating. With not knowing completely what she was doing, Hannah gave her full cup of wine to The Prophet Elijah as an offering. With that, her grandfather rewarded her generosity with allowing her to open the door for Elijah. When she did, she began seeing a man, walking towards the front door she had just opened with a hoe propped on his shoulder. He sang a song Hannah was familiar with, one her family sang. She shook her head, assuming the wine had gotten to her, but then she looked again, and the scene changed even more.
Words Of The Wiser is the sign post for this. Hannah's grandfather is showing his tattoo from the concentration camp he was in, yelling at the TV and everyone when pictures of Hitler and Nazis were flashed on the screen. He tells everyone about how horrible the camps were and other things. Hannah remembers when she was jealous of her little brother, Aaron's, arrival. She tried to earn back her grandfather's attention by putting a number on her arm, just like his tattoo from the camp. She pushed so hard it wouldn't come off for a couple days, but he yelled at her, explaining to her again, how horrible the camps were and not to play around with that kind of thing, which she didn't.
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