The Book Thief Foreshadowing Analysis

The most intriguing element of Markus Zusak's writing in The Book Thief, is foreshadowing, and the asterisks he sets up in the page. Foreshadowing is effective because it gives the reader insight into the next part of reading, and it reveals things about characters like their motives and problems. Zusak's asterisks to put the reader in the mind of the character in the book, in addition they give the reader philosophical insight into the book.
The most intriguing element in Markus Zusak's writing is foreshadowing. In part two of the novel, Liesel meets Han's and Rosa's son who is a very strong Nazi. Liesel is unclear on what is happening in the world and she is asking her step father about the Nazi's, and what Han's junior was talking about. "Nothing, Papa answered. he spoke quiet and calm, to the table. It's nothing. Forget about him, Liesel... Don't you have
Liesel has just figured out that her mother is a communist and she knows what Hitler and the Nazi's do to communists. "*** A SMALL ADDITION*** The word communist + a large bonfire + a collection of dead letters + the suffering of her mother + the death of her brother = the Füher" (115). This is extremely powerful because it puts you in Liesel's mind and it shows you that to Liesel right then Hitler is a horrible person and has put Liesel through a lot of pain. Another asterisk that is powerful is when Death, the narrator is talking about war and Han's Hubermann's experiences in World War 1. "*** A SMALL BUT NOTEWORTHY NOTE*** I've seen so many young men over the years who think they're running at other young men. They are not. They're running at me" (175). This is extremely powerful because it shows the horror of war, and shows how men think they are running at other people, but they are running into death. Zusak uses this effectively because it gives the reader philosophical insight