Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic deals with the historical impact of the Holocaust within a modern setting. Initially, this story begins in present day New Rochelle, New York. It strikes me as a middle class or affluent suburb of New York. A modern family, driving a modern car, travel to a family gathering. While no exact year is given, it is contemporary as seen through Hannah, who is concerned with adolescent concerns of popularity, social acceptance, and being more like her friends. This feeds her resentment of her familial and cultural traditions, one of which is the focus of the start of the novel.
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