Theme Of Greed In The Book Thief
In the novel “The Book Thief”, a young girl is forced to live in a world full of greed for power and hatred for others. The young girl, Liesel Meminger loses people she loves and is forced to go live with foster parents and live in Germany during the time of World War two. Liesel has a tough time breaking into her new life, she becomes close with her foster dad,Hans Hubermann, whom she calls papa. Papa teaches Liesel to read because Liesel stole a book and could not read it. This helps Liesel grow to love her knew home. She even grows to love her foster mother Rosa Hubermann. She also makes a best friend named Rudy and they go on many adventures together. Eventually,her Papa’s old friend’s son comes to live with them. This puts their
whole family in danger because he is Jewish, and helping a Jewish person is strictly forbidden under Hitler’s control. Liesel and Max, the Jewish person, become friends and learn from each other.Later on, Max decides that he must leave and Liesel looks for him during every Jewish march to the concentration camps. Due to the war, many areas in Germany were being bombed.Eventually, Liesel’s neighborhood was next. She loses her foster parents, Rudy, and everything she knew. She was taken in by the mayor and his wife Ilsa. Ilsa had been a client of Rosa’s who let Liesel read in her library since Liesel loves to steal books. The narrator, death, tells the readers the rest of Liesel’s life, in short, after the war.Liesel and her foster family show courage throughout the entire novel. They oppose Hitler, despite the consequences that they could receive.
Liesel and her foster family, the hubermanns, oppose Hitler and show courage by doing something forbidden: housing a jewish person. Liesel opposes Hitler more than anyone else in the Hubermann household. Liesel shows her objection for Hitler’s control verbally and through her actions. One way she shows her opposition is by screaming her hatred of Hitler after the fire burning. Hans immediately slaps her because of how dangerous it is to publicly criticize Hitler, and how much trouble their family could get into if someone heard her. She knew what doing this could get her into but she used courage and did it anyway. Another way Liesel shows courage is by keeping the secret that her family is housing a Jewish person. She knows that if anyone were to find out, she, along with her family, would most likely be put to death or sent to a concentration camp. However, she was still fearless. One last way Liesel displays courage is by trying to aid the Jewish people that are marching to the camps. She attempts to give a man food and is hurt by a soldier for it. She still does not give up. Liesel’s foster parents also show courage. The Hubermann’s agree to house a Jewish person, despite the risk. They know that this puts all of them, including their foster child, in grave danger. They use courage and still decide to help. Rosa, Hans, and most importantly, Liesel show their opposition of Hitler’s control and are courageous throughout the entire novel.
whole family in danger because he is Jewish, and helping a Jewish person is strictly forbidden under Hitler’s control. Liesel and Max, the Jewish person, become friends and learn from each other.Later on, Max decides that he must leave and Liesel looks for him during every Jewish march to the concentration camps. Due to the war, many areas in Germany were being bombed.Eventually, Liesel’s neighborhood was next. She loses her foster parents, Rudy, and everything she knew. She was taken in by the mayor and his wife Ilsa. Ilsa had been a client of Rosa’s who let Liesel read in her library since Liesel loves to steal books. The narrator, death, tells the readers the rest of Liesel’s life, in short, after the war.Liesel and her foster family show courage throughout the entire novel. They oppose Hitler, despite the consequences that they could receive.
Liesel and her foster family, the hubermanns, oppose Hitler and show courage by doing something forbidden: housing a jewish person. Liesel opposes Hitler more than anyone else in the Hubermann household. Liesel shows her objection for Hitler’s control verbally and through her actions. One way she shows her opposition is by screaming her hatred of Hitler after the fire burning. Hans immediately slaps her because of how dangerous it is to publicly criticize Hitler, and how much trouble their family could get into if someone heard her. She knew what doing this could get her into but she used courage and did it anyway. Another way Liesel shows courage is by keeping the secret that her family is housing a Jewish person. She knows that if anyone were to find out, she, along with her family, would most likely be put to death or sent to a concentration camp. However, she was still fearless. One last way Liesel displays courage is by trying to aid the Jewish people that are marching to the camps. She attempts to give a man food and is hurt by a soldier for it. She still does not give up. Liesel’s foster parents also show courage. The Hubermann’s agree to house a Jewish person, despite the risk. They know that this puts all of them, including their foster child, in grave danger. They use courage and still decide to help. Rosa, Hans, and most importantly, Liesel show their opposition of Hitler’s control and are courageous throughout the entire novel.