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 How Do //You// Feel About Rules? By Katie B.

When people give you a list of rules, how do you feel? Well, in __The Devil's Arithmetic__ many rules need to be followed. There are two different rules: camp rules and Rivka's rules. Camp rules are just things you need to do and know. Rivka's rules give you advice on how to stay alive. They expect the Jews to remember all of the them. The camp rules just tell them what the jews need to do. Rivka's rules just tell the Jews what they need to know. They give advice to keep you alive. NOTE

The three-fingered lady, the tattooist, commander, and Rivka tell the camp rules to the Jews. One rule was that you do not speak unless spoken to; if you do you will get a consequence. You never answer back, complain, or question, because if you do you may be killed. One important rule was that you will work hard, and if you don't you will also have a consequence. You must remember the word //schnell,// which is German for fast. If you don't obey what they say you will die. Do not call attention to yourselves, is another rule. Some of the rules they give are not really fair. The rules are made to make you live longer.

On the other hand, Rivka has her own rules. Her rules give advice on how to stay alive. One rule was to never ask why. If you do you may die. Do not go to the hospital, go to Sarah for medical use. Sarah finds medicine or anything that can help someone, without anyone seeing, if someone sees then she'll get into trouble. They are given a number, they will call them by their number not by their name. You must remember your number as a part of yourself. You have to know when to fight. NOTE

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