132 pages 4 hours read

Ruth Minsky Sender

The Cage

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Middle Grade | Published in 1986

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Essay Topics

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In The Cage, Sender uses imagery of darkness both literally and figuratively. How does Riva’s experience of the darkness shape a reader’s understanding of the Holocaust?

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What role do books and education play in Riva’s life?

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Food, in The Cage, is both necessary and limited. Across the novel, how does access to food shape Riva’s experience? When is it useful, and when is it insufficient?