Death In The Handover Man

In the novel Markus Zusak has shown us beauty can be found in anything; even war. Although Death is unseen he is a character in the novel “haunted by humans” (The Handover Man, 550). Colours in Death's eyes are very important as he explains “First colours.Then humans” (Death and Chocolate, 3). Due to the stress of his workload Death seeks refuge in colours. This is a distraction from his job, in other words his only form of a vacation. Death is personified in the novel as he shows both darkness and emotion, this is seen when Death says “He’d have been glad to witness her kissing his dusty bomb-hit lips” (The Floating Book, 11). Death makes the story effective as a character as his narrations set the tone, setting, theme and visual effect of