An Elephant in the Garden

As far as Morpurgo books go, I would say some are aged under ten,
and others are aimed at ten and above. This book specifically is
slightly under the older category. Just being that the book is
somewhat longer.

Good morning to my fellow classmates and respected teacher. I am

going to be discussing Michael Morpurgo, An Elephant in the
Garden. This story, in particular, takes place in 1945 in Dresden, a
small city situated in Germany. Dresden was one of the last places to
suffer, but when it suddenly got bombed, it was completely
disastrous. This was the reality of the book. It wasn't a sort of doom,
gloom and horror. It was very much set up in a war. From reading this
book, you can see that life continues as usual, and measures are being
taken to keep normality. There comes a tipping point where life
cannot continue. You either flee and survive, or you're taken in the
bombings.

In Elephant in the Garden, we get a unique perspective of civilians

who don't agree with Nazi Germany; they want to help and take
people in, and they are terrified of the allied forces and the
instructions they are given. This is a fascinating flipside perspective
that opens our eyes and makes us consider war and hatred and the
reasons to fight.

The story is written in first person narrative, so much so that Lizzie,

now in her old age, is recounting and telling her story to the nurse and
her son, Karl. The elephant in Lizzie's past was her light of hope
because the elephant had helped her escape away from Dresden. After
their long travel, they find a farmhouse where they meet a Canadian
soldier. Their encounter with the Canadian soldier changes Lizzie's
life.
The story is completely paralyse with the Russians ruining their
homes, but it is quite a hopeful, magical, and unexpected title. I like
the framing and how Lizzie looks back on her life. It made me think
that these people have a lot of stories to tell, and before they are gone
forever, we must listen to them, recall them, and applaud them or
console them.
An Elephant in the Garden
As far as Morpurgo books go, I would say some are aged under ten,
and others are aimed at ten and above. This book specifically is
slightly under the older category. Just being that the book is
somewhat longer.

Good morning to my fellow classmates and respected teacher. I am

going to be discussing Michael Morpurgo, An Elephant in the
Garden. This story, in particular, takes place in 1945 in Dresden, a
small city situated in Germany. Dresden was one of the last places to
suffer, but when it suddenly got bombed, it was completely
disastrous. This was the reality of the book. It wasn't a sort of doom,
gloom and horror. It was very much set up in a war. From reading this
book, you can see that life continues as usual, and measures are being
taken to keep normality. There comes a tipping point where life
cannot continue. You either flee and survive, or you're taken in the
bombings.

In Elephant in the Garden, we get a unique perspective of civilians

who don't agree with Nazi Germany; they want to help and take
people in, and they are terrified of the allied forces and the
instructions they are given. This is a fascinating flipside perspective
that opens our eyes and makes us consider war and hatred and the
reasons to fight.

The story is written in first person narrative, so much so that Lizzie,

now in her old age, is recounting and telling her story to the nurse and
her son, Karl. The elephant in Lizzie's past was her light of hope
because the elephant had helped her escape away from Dresden. After
their long travel, they find a farmhouse where they meet a Canadian
soldier. Their encounter with the Canadian soldier changes Lizzie's
life.
The story is completely paralyse with the Russians ruining their
homes, but it is quite a hopeful, magical, and unexpected title. I like
the framing and how Lizzie looks back on her life. It made me think
that these people have a lot of stories to tell, and before they are gone
forever, we must listen to them, recall them, and applaud them or
console them.