Symbolism In The Book Thief By Markus Zusak

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, has lots of symbolic meaning for the setting. It uses books that Liesel stole to describe and curve out the timeline. The books gives readers two point of view, one from the Jews and the other from Hitler and the Nazis. Liesel Meminger, the protagonist in Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, steals several books that help readers understand WWII German. Three of these books particularly, The Shoulder Shrug, The Standover Man, and The Last Human Stranger deftly symbolize the turbulence of that setting. Leisel rescued a book named The Shoulder Shrug from a fire. The protagonist of The Shoulder Shrug is Jewish, this explains why the book has been sentenced of burning. The Shoulder Shrug symbolizes the Jews and their