Death In The Book Thief
Death Notice
Mark Zusak’s The Book Thief, takes you through the story of a young girl named Liesel Meminger and her journey through discovering the power of words. It takes place in Nazi Germany and weaves a profound story of life, death, books, and thievery. Zusak narrates the book through the point of view of Death, who tells the tale of Liesel Meminger as through her book that she wrote. Death as a character adds meaning to the story of Liesel, highlighting her as important, and her story worthy of being told.
Death sets the stage for Liesel by saying “It’s the story of one of those perpetual survivors- an expert at being left behind,” (Zusak 5) and then goes on to say “I saw the book thief three times.” (Zusak 5) Death sets her apart from everyone else, deems her other. Death then goes even further and states “I have kept her story to retell. It is one of the small legion I carry, each one extraordinary in its own right. Each one an immense leap of an attempt to prove to me (Death) that you, and your human existence is worth it.” (Zusak 15) This is an immense claim, that the story of The Book Thief is enough to justify humanity's existence. It draws the reader in, in a way that perhaps a non omnipotent character could not.
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Death mentions that “There’s a multitude of stories (a mere handful, as I have previously suggested) that I allow to distract me as I work, just as the colors do. I pick them up in the unluckiest, unlikeliest places and I make sure to remember them as I go about my work. The Book Thief is one such story.” (Zusak 549) Of the mere handful of stories Death chooses to remember, Liesel Meminger’s is one Death does choose. The story of the girl who steals books, and captivates people when she reads them has affected Death deeply. At last when death meets her, officially, Death shows her the book and tells her this “Humans haunt me.” (Zusak
Mark Zusak’s The Book Thief, takes you through the story of a young girl named Liesel Meminger and her journey through discovering the power of words. It takes place in Nazi Germany and weaves a profound story of life, death, books, and thievery. Zusak narrates the book through the point of view of Death, who tells the tale of Liesel Meminger as through her book that she wrote. Death as a character adds meaning to the story of Liesel, highlighting her as important, and her story worthy of being told.
Death sets the stage for Liesel by saying “It’s the story of one of those perpetual survivors- an expert at being left behind,” (Zusak 5) and then goes on to say “I saw the book thief three times.” (Zusak 5) Death sets her apart from everyone else, deems her other. Death then goes even further and states “I have kept her story to retell. It is one of the small legion I carry, each one extraordinary in its own right. Each one an immense leap of an attempt to prove to me (Death) that you, and your human existence is worth it.” (Zusak 15) This is an immense claim, that the story of The Book Thief is enough to justify humanity's existence. It draws the reader in, in a way that perhaps a non omnipotent character could not.
At the …show more content…
Death mentions that “There’s a multitude of stories (a mere handful, as I have previously suggested) that I allow to distract me as I work, just as the colors do. I pick them up in the unluckiest, unlikeliest places and I make sure to remember them as I go about my work. The Book Thief is one such story.” (Zusak 549) Of the mere handful of stories Death chooses to remember, Liesel Meminger’s is one Death does choose. The story of the girl who steals books, and captivates people when she reads them has affected Death deeply. At last when death meets her, officially, Death shows her the book and tells her this “Humans haunt me.” (Zusak