The Book Thief Critical Essay
Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. Place of Publication: Alfred A. Knopf. March 2006.
The reason, Type, and Setting: I selected this book because I had heard many good things about it from past teachers and students. I had planned to complete this book my sophomore year but never got around to it. The book falls into the category of historical fiction and is incredibly enthralling, and realistic. The majority of the novel takes place in Mulching, Germany while it was under Hitler's rule. Plot: The book is narrated by Death, and he/she/it follows the character Liesel Meminger beginning with the traumatizing experience of her brother's murder and separation from her mother. Liesel is referred to as the book thief. After Liesel is orphaned, she goes to live with a Foster family, Hans and Rosa Huberman, on a street called 33 Himmel in Mulching. For a while, she was very happy with …show more content…
The way the story is laid out for the reader is a real tear jerker. Throughout the book, all the characters are presented with hardships they must overcome, and you really get to know them because of it. When they are killed, the feeling is very powerful and moving. It really painted a picture of what Nazi Germany was like for everyone. Even those who were loyal to Hitler were suffering. I would recommend this book to those looking for an emotional, intense, historical fiction. This book is very realistic, due to it being a historical fiction novel. There were lots of facts and research that went into making this book paint an accurate picture of Nazi Germany. A picture that intrigues us all, primarily because of the unspeakable horrors that occurred. This book provides a key piece that more history books are missing, the emotion. It captured not only the facts of the holocaust in the view of a German girl, it presented the emotions. The fear, the love, the sadness, that was felt throughout the world as a result of these horrific
The reason, Type, and Setting: I selected this book because I had heard many good things about it from past teachers and students. I had planned to complete this book my sophomore year but never got around to it. The book falls into the category of historical fiction and is incredibly enthralling, and realistic. The majority of the novel takes place in Mulching, Germany while it was under Hitler's rule. Plot: The book is narrated by Death, and he/she/it follows the character Liesel Meminger beginning with the traumatizing experience of her brother's murder and separation from her mother. Liesel is referred to as the book thief. After Liesel is orphaned, she goes to live with a Foster family, Hans and Rosa Huberman, on a street called 33 Himmel in Mulching. For a while, she was very happy with …show more content…
The way the story is laid out for the reader is a real tear jerker. Throughout the book, all the characters are presented with hardships they must overcome, and you really get to know them because of it. When they are killed, the feeling is very powerful and moving. It really painted a picture of what Nazi Germany was like for everyone. Even those who were loyal to Hitler were suffering. I would recommend this book to those looking for an emotional, intense, historical fiction. This book is very realistic, due to it being a historical fiction novel. There were lots of facts and research that went into making this book paint an accurate picture of Nazi Germany. A picture that intrigues us all, primarily because of the unspeakable horrors that occurred. This book provides a key piece that more history books are missing, the emotion. It captured not only the facts of the holocaust in the view of a German girl, it presented the emotions. The fear, the love, the sadness, that was felt throughout the world as a result of these horrific