Jakob+the+Liar

Jakob the Liar

 * 1) Who is/was Jakob’s Hannah?


 * 1) Why did the little girl’s parents sneak her off the train?


 * 1) What did the siren mean every night at 8:00 in the ghetto?


 * 1) What was the barbershop/shaving deal?


 * 1) How does word get out that Jakob has a radio?


 * 1) The doctor told Jakob that his “medicine” was better than any of the pills he (the doctor) had. What did he mean by that?


 * 1) How do you think you would feel about Jakob when you realized he’d been lying to you the entire time?


 * 1) Why do you think Jakob couldn’t persuade anyone to believe him even though he was telling the truth? Think about both the people in the ghetto and the Germans.


 * 1) Have you ever lied to spare someone’s feelings?
 * 2) Do you think it was okay, or do you feel guilty about it?


 * 1) Is it ever okay to lie?


 * 1) How is this movie in the genre of a memoir? Give three examples.