The Question and Answer section for The Silver Sword is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
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Courageous: Even though the couple knew that his presence was a danger to them, they chose to hide him anyway.
The number convinced them that he was telling the truth. They knew that if they were found hiding him they would die. But...
Hope is a theme throughout the novel and it is the underlying factor that keeps the children alive in the most difficult of circumstances. They hope they will be reunited with their parents; Ruth and Bronia hope to find their brother; and the...
Jan is a street child orphaned in the war. He is quite wild and almost feral as a result of taking care of himself on the streets of Warsaw. He is talented at all the things that are illegal, such as fighting and pickpocketing. Jan is very...