Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: In the first chapter, Joseph escapes from the camp by knocking out a guard, and stealing his uniform.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:
''The Silver Sword'' [[note]] Known as ''Escape from Warsaw'' in America [[/note]] is a children's novel written by Ian Serraillier. The book is set in during the Holocaust, where the Balacki family has been split apart due to refusal to support [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]]. Joseph Balacki has been taken to a work camp far away in the mountains, Margrit Balacki has been dragged off to an unknown location by the Nazis, and the three children, Ruth, Edek and Bronia, find refuge in a bombed cellar on the streets of Warsaw after their house was destroyed by the Nazis, supposedly with them in it. They survive off of what they can, until a boy named Jan inadvertently brings them news of their father escaping to Switzerland, and they set out to reunite their family.
to:
''The Silver Sword'' [[note]] Known as ''Escape from Warsaw'' in America [[/note]] is a children's novel written by Ian Serraillier. The book is set in during the Holocaust, where the Balacki Balicki family has been split apart due to refusal to support [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]]. Joseph Balacki Balicki has been taken to a work camp far away in the mountains, Margrit Balacki Balicki has been dragged off to an unknown location by the Nazis, and the three children, Ruth, Edek and Bronia, find refuge in a bombed cellar on the streets of Warsaw after their house was destroyed by the Nazis, supposedly with them in it. They survive off of what they can, until a boy named Jan inadvertently brings them news of their father escaping to Switzerland, and they set out to reunite their family.family.
Changed line(s) 4 (click to see context) from:
* ABoyAGirlAndABabyFamily: The Balacki siblings. Ruth and Edek are two years apart in terms of age, while Bronia is eight years younger than Edek.
to:
* ABoyAGirlAndABabyFamily: The Balacki Balicki siblings. Ruth and Edek are two years apart in terms of age, while Bronia is eight years younger than Edek.Edek.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Joseph was imprisoned for turning a picture of Hitler towards the wall.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After a hard journey from Poland, the Balicki children make it to Switzerland and reunite with their parents. Jan becomes officially adopted as one of the family.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Joseph was imprisoned for turning a picture of Hitler towards the wall.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After a hard journey from Poland, the Balicki children make it to Switzerland and reunite with their parents. Jan becomes officially adopted as one of the family.
Added DiffLines:
* MacGuffin: The titular Silver Sword, a letter-opener Joseph once gave to his wife.
Added DiffLines:
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue:
** Bronia becomes an artist, painting pictures of the war.
** Edek spends two years recovering from tuberculosis and studies engineering.
** Ruth marries a Frenchman and starts a family of her own.
** Jan eventually mends his thieving ways and becomes an informal veterinarian.
** Bronia becomes an artist, painting pictures of the war.
** Edek spends two years recovering from tuberculosis and studies engineering.
** Ruth marries a Frenchman and starts a family of her own.
** Jan eventually mends his thieving ways and becomes an informal veterinarian.
Added DiffLines:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
No Pronunciation Guide is now a disambig. Dewicking
Deleted line(s) 7 (click to see context) :
* NoPronunciationGuide: According to the audiobook, Jan is pronounced as "Yan".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* YouAreNumberSix: When the alarm bells are sounded after Joseph's escape, Joseph points out his camp number burnt into his arm.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 7 (click to see context) from:
* NoPronounciationGuide: According to the audiobook, Jan is pronounced as "Yan".
to:
* NoPronounciationGuide: NoPronunciationGuide: According to the audiobook, Jan is pronounced as "Yan".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* NoPronounciationGuide: According to the audiobook, Jan is pronounced as "Yan".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:
''The Silver Sword'' [[note]] Known as ''Escape from Warsaw'' in America [[/note]] is a children's novel written by Ian Serraillier. The book is set in during the Holocaust, where the Balacki family has been split apart due to refusal to support [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]]. Joseph Balacki has been taken to a work camp far away in the mountains, Margaret Balacki has been dragged off to an unknown location by the Nazis, and the three children, Ruth, Edek and Bronia, find refuge in a bombed cellar on the streets of Warsaw after their house was destroyed by the Nazis, supposedly with them in it. They survive off of what they can, until a boy named Jan inadvertently brings them news of their father escaping to Switzerland, and they set out to reunite their family.
to:
''The Silver Sword'' [[note]] Known as ''Escape from Warsaw'' in America [[/note]] is a children's novel written by Ian Serraillier. The book is set in during the Holocaust, where the Balacki family has been split apart due to refusal to support [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]]. Joseph Balacki has been taken to a work camp far away in the mountains, Margaret Margrit Balacki has been dragged off to an unknown location by the Nazis, and the three children, Ruth, Edek and Bronia, find refuge in a bombed cellar on the streets of Warsaw after their house was destroyed by the Nazis, supposedly with them in it. They survive off of what they can, until a boy named Jan inadvertently brings them news of their father escaping to Switzerland, and they set out to reunite their family.
Added line(s) 8 (click to see context) :
* ABoyAGirlAndABabyFamily: The Balacki siblings. Ruth and Edek are two years apart in terms of age, while Bronia is eight years younger than Edek.
Changed line(s) 8 (click to see context) from:
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When Jan first meets Joseph, he carries a gray kitten. When he is found by Bronia and Ruth, the kitten is gone, and Jimpy takes its place. Jan mentions later in the book that he had a gray kitten, but it ended up died. The cause of its death is never explained.
to:
* TeamMom: Ruth. Towards the end, it is mentioned that Bronia even came to see her as a ParentalSubstitute.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When Jan first meets Joseph, he carries a gray kitten. When he is found by Bronia and Ruth, the kitten isgone, gone and Jimpy takes (a rooster) has taken its place. Jan mentions later in the book that he had a gray kitten, cat, but it ended up died. The cause of its death is never explained.explained.
** Averted with Jimpy; the bird is explicitly stated to have been killed in a fight which breaks out at a feeding centre.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When Jan first meets Joseph, he carries a gray kitten. When he is found by Bronia and Ruth, the kitten is
** Averted with Jimpy; the bird is explicitly stated to have been killed in a fight which breaks out at a feeding centre.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:
''The Silver Sword'' [[note]] Known as ''Escape from Warsaw'' in America [[/note]] is a children's novel written by Ian Serraillier. The book is set in during the Holocaust, where the Balacki family has been split apart due to refusal to support [[AdolphHitler Hitler]]. Joseph Balacki has been taken to a work camp far away in the mountains, Margaret Balacki has been dragged off to an unknown location by the Nazis, and the three children, Ruth, Edek and Bronia, find refuge in a bombed cellar on the streets of Warsaw after their house was destroyed by the Nazis, supposedly with them in it. They survive off of what they can, until a boy named Jan inadvertently brings them news of their father escaping to Switzerland, and they set out to reunite their family.
to:
''The Silver Sword'' [[note]] Known as ''Escape from Warsaw'' in America [[/note]] is a children's novel written by Ian Serraillier. The book is set in during the Holocaust, where the Balacki family has been split apart due to refusal to support [[AdolphHitler [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]]. Joseph Balacki has been taken to a work camp far away in the mountains, Margaret Balacki has been dragged off to an unknown location by the Nazis, and the three children, Ruth, Edek and Bronia, find refuge in a bombed cellar on the streets of Warsaw after their house was destroyed by the Nazis, supposedly with them in it. They survive off of what they can, until a boy named Jan inadvertently brings them news of their father escaping to Switzerland, and they set out to reunite their family.
Changed line(s) 8,9 (click to see context) from:
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When Jan first meets Joseph, he carries a gray kitten. When he is found by Bronia and Ruth, the kitten is gone, and Jimpy takes its place.
** Jan mentions later in the book that he had a gray kitten, but it ended up died. The cause of its death is never explained.
** Jan mentions later in the book that he had a gray kitten, but it ended up died. The cause of its death is never explained.
to:
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When Jan first meets Joseph, he carries a gray kitten. When he is found by Bronia and Ruth, the kitten is gone, and Jimpy takes its place.
**place. Jan mentions later in the book that he had a gray kitten, but it ended up died. The cause of its death is never explained.
**
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3 (click to see context) from:
!!Tropes present throughout ''Literature/TheSilverSword'':
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:
'''''The Silver Sword''''' [[note]] Known as ''Escape from Warsaw'' in America [[/note]] is a children's novel written by Ian Serraillier. The book is set in during the Holocaust, where the Balacki family has been split apart due to refusal to support [[AdolphHitler Hitler]]. Joseph Balacki has been taken to a work camp far away in the mountains, Margaret Balacki has been dragged off to an unknown location by the Nazis, and the three children, Ruth, Edek and Bronia, find refuge in a bombed cellar on the streets of Warsaw after their house was destroyed by the Nazis, supposedly with them in it. They survive off of what they can, until a boy named Jan inadvertently brings them news of their father escaping to Switzerland, and they set out to reunite their family.
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 4 (click to see context) :
* EverythingsBetterWithChickens: Jimpy, the cock. [[spoiler: Too bad his neck snapped]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:
'''''The Silver Sword'''''[[note]] Known as ''Escape from Warsaw'' in America [[/note]] is a children's novel written by Ian Serraillier. The book is set in during the Holocaust, where the Balacki family has been split apart due to refusal to support [[AdolphHitler Hitler]]. Joseph Balacki has been taken to a work camp far away in the mountains, Margaret Balacki has been dragged off to an unknown location by the Nazis, and the three children, Ruth, Edek and Bronia, find refuge in a bombed cellar on the streets of Warsaw after their house was destroyed by the Nazis, supposedly with them in it. They survive off of what they can, until a boy named Jan inadvertently brings them news of their father escaping to Switzerland, and they set out to reunite their family.
to:
'''''The Silver Sword'''''[[note]] Sword''''' [[note]] Known as ''Escape from Warsaw'' in America [[/note]] is a children's novel written by Ian Serraillier. The book is set in during the Holocaust, where the Balacki family has been split apart due to refusal to support [[AdolphHitler Hitler]]. Joseph Balacki has been taken to a work camp far away in the mountains, Margaret Balacki has been dragged off to an unknown location by the Nazis, and the three children, Ruth, Edek and Bronia, find refuge in a bombed cellar on the streets of Warsaw after their house was destroyed by the Nazis, supposedly with them in it. They survive off of what they can, until a boy named Jan inadvertently brings them news of their father escaping to Switzerland, and they set out to reunite their family.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* HeroicSacrifice: Jan goes through one after choosing to help Ruth and Bronia recover Edek from the lake instead of going to collect the frightened Ludwig, which he never sees again.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
the silver sword page
Added DiffLines:
'''''The Silver Sword'''''[[note]] Known as ''Escape from Warsaw'' in America [[/note]] is a children's novel written by Ian Serraillier. The book is set in during the Holocaust, where the Balacki family has been split apart due to refusal to support [[AdolphHitler Hitler]]. Joseph Balacki has been taken to a work camp far away in the mountains, Margaret Balacki has been dragged off to an unknown location by the Nazis, and the three children, Ruth, Edek and Bronia, find refuge in a bombed cellar on the streets of Warsaw after their house was destroyed by the Nazis, supposedly with them in it. They survive off of what they can, until a boy named Jan inadvertently brings them news of their father escaping to Switzerland, and they set out to reunite their family.
----
!!Tropes present throughout ''Literature/TheSilverSword'':
* EverythingsBetterWithChickens: Jimpy, the cock. [[spoiler: Too bad his neck snapped]].
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Jan, apparently.
* ParentalAbandonment: Nobody knows what happens to Jan's parents, possibly including him. They were likely taken away by the Nazis, and killed.
* SeparatedFromTheAdults: After the Nazis take both their mom and dad away, the kids are left to fend for themselves on the streets of Warsaw, barely even escaping themselves.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When Jan first meets Joseph, he carries a gray kitten. When he is found by Bronia and Ruth, the kitten is gone, and Jimpy takes its place.
** Jan mentions later in the book that he had a gray kitten, but it ended up died. The cause of its death is never explained.
----
----
!!Tropes present throughout ''Literature/TheSilverSword'':
* EverythingsBetterWithChickens: Jimpy, the cock. [[spoiler: Too bad his neck snapped]].
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Jan, apparently.
* ParentalAbandonment: Nobody knows what happens to Jan's parents, possibly including him. They were likely taken away by the Nazis, and killed.
* SeparatedFromTheAdults: After the Nazis take both their mom and dad away, the kids are left to fend for themselves on the streets of Warsaw, barely even escaping themselves.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When Jan first meets Joseph, he carries a gray kitten. When he is found by Bronia and Ruth, the kitten is gone, and Jimpy takes its place.
** Jan mentions later in the book that he had a gray kitten, but it ended up died. The cause of its death is never explained.
----
