The Battle Against Injustice
Billy Bryce
Mr. Allen
AP English 11
August 10, 2013
The Battle Against Injustice
Chaos. Love. Heartbreak. Loss. These were emotions many in Nazi Germany had to deal with, often at the same time. Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief perfectly illustrates the struggles and injustices these people had to deal with on a daily basis. The novel follows Liesel Meminger, a young girl living with foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, in fictional Molching, Germany during World War II. She became best friends with Rudy Steiner. One day a young, Jewish man named Max Vandenberg showed up at their home begging Hans and Rosa to hide him. They agreed because Max’s father was Hans’ old friend. Even though Liesel feared Max at first, she later becomes very close to him creating a special bond. One day, Hans gave a Jewish man bread and as a consequence, Max had to leave for both his and their safety. After this, Liesel began writing her life story. One night, while in her basement, the street the Hubermanns lived on was bombed, killing everyone except Liesel. Everyone living through those times had to endure many terrible injustices, however, while some sat down and let the injustices go untouched, others stood up and fought for change. The most effective of these fighters was Liesel Meminger.
Liesel’s long battle against injustices began when she stole a book from the ashes after the book burning for Hitler’s birthday. During the book burning, she began to despise the Nazi party, realizing what the Fuhurer was trying to do wasn’t humane and that he wasn’t as good as he made himself out to be during his speeches. By stealing the book, Liesel defied and began questioning Hitler’s authority while proving to herself that she wouldn’t give into what he said. She never gave into his command, even when times became difficult, and it would have been easiest to give into his ideology. When the Nazi party became more oppressive, she became more disobedient, stealing
Mr. Allen
AP English 11
August 10, 2013
The Battle Against Injustice
Chaos. Love. Heartbreak. Loss. These were emotions many in Nazi Germany had to deal with, often at the same time. Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief perfectly illustrates the struggles and injustices these people had to deal with on a daily basis. The novel follows Liesel Meminger, a young girl living with foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, in fictional Molching, Germany during World War II. She became best friends with Rudy Steiner. One day a young, Jewish man named Max Vandenberg showed up at their home begging Hans and Rosa to hide him. They agreed because Max’s father was Hans’ old friend. Even though Liesel feared Max at first, she later becomes very close to him creating a special bond. One day, Hans gave a Jewish man bread and as a consequence, Max had to leave for both his and their safety. After this, Liesel began writing her life story. One night, while in her basement, the street the Hubermanns lived on was bombed, killing everyone except Liesel. Everyone living through those times had to endure many terrible injustices, however, while some sat down and let the injustices go untouched, others stood up and fought for change. The most effective of these fighters was Liesel Meminger.
Liesel’s long battle against injustices began when she stole a book from the ashes after the book burning for Hitler’s birthday. During the book burning, she began to despise the Nazi party, realizing what the Fuhurer was trying to do wasn’t humane and that he wasn’t as good as he made himself out to be during his speeches. By stealing the book, Liesel defied and began questioning Hitler’s authority while proving to herself that she wouldn’t give into what he said. She never gave into his command, even when times became difficult, and it would have been easiest to give into his ideology. When the Nazi party became more oppressive, she became more disobedient, stealing