Book Thief Symbolism

Over the course of one’s life, it is inevitable to hit bumps in the roads. Some might be small, and some might be big. The response to these “bumps” is the development of individuals all around us. Some difficulties in our life help us realize our true hidden potential. Or some problems help us understand life as a whole, but it makes us who we are today. Living and understanding the disputes symbolises who we are. For instance, in Mark Zusak's book, The Book Thief, the reader gets an understanding of how certain conflicts create attributes in the characters and how it can symbolise an individual. The author manipulates symbolism, and conflicts to develop Liesel from a young powerless child to a woman who represents strength, Hans Hubermann into a father figure, and the narrator, Death.
The protagonist, Liesel, develops into a mature and powerful woman who is represented by her relationship and love with books. Before Liesel was known as “The Book Thief,” she was a vulnerable young child that just lost her brother, and the
The Book Thief, symbolised by Liesel, encounters several disputes throughout her life and copes by reading and understanding her stolen books. Her love with books begins to start as a memento, and ends with strength and the power of communication. The accordion, symbolised by Hans Hubermann, brings warmth and comfort to his family, and is recognized by the people of Molching, Germany. His accordion represents the soul and the guilt that he owes to the man that saved him in World War II. Lastly, Death symbolises the acts of a human beings throughout the entire novel. Like humans, he tries to describe the reasoning behind his work. He’s one of the grand observers of human nature in this book. Symbolism and conflicts plays a tremendous role in characterization, to help develop individual