I used to be a very sociable person until the pain started. Now‚ I hardly spoke. Keeping to myself‚ I only talked to a few trusted friends. One way I would try to take my mind away from my pain was by reading. One day I started The Book Thief by Markus Zusak; reading about the character’s awful life during World War II stayed with me. During the next few months‚ I read many fiction novels. Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney‚ The City of Bones by Cassandra Clare‚ and The Lost Hero by
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The Book Thief is a novel by Markus Zusak about a girl during World War Two who becomes a foster child after her mother abandons her. In this novel‚ the basic theme is love. Love is everything. Love is in our minds and in our hearts. In this book there are two ways love happens‚ when it sneaks up on you like a due date for an essay or full frontal force like a threatening hurricane. Sometimes we do not realize that we love someone until its too late. Sadly we see this tragedy of losing the people
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the book thief is a book about a Nazi family hiding a jew in their basement even though the consequence is death if they get caught. in the story a girl steals multiple numbers of books from the mayors house or anywhere she can find them. the girls friend Rudy is thought as an academic failure until he is involved in a after school program with boys his age. then he also is known as a great athlete after winning the 1500‚ 400 ‚ and more yard dashes in a row. Liesel also reads her stolen books to
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Prompt 14: The significance of Mein Kampf throughout The Book Thief. Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf is a highly significant aspect of The Book Thief‚ both symbolically and literally. In many instances throughout the novel‚ Hitler’s infamous work of literature was used against the Nazi regime to bring protection and safety to those in possession of the novel. Alternatively‚ Mein Kampf was also wielded by a majority of German nationals as a source of guidance and assurance in the chaotic economic state
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During World War II‚ the greatest art thief in history to occur; Nazi’s looted 650‚000 works‚ worth billions‚ from Europe. About 2 years ago in November‚ German authorities found 1‚280 paintings‚ drawings‚ and prints in the Munich apartment of a haunted white haired recluse. The found paintings‚ drawings and prints are said to be worth more than a billion dollars. September 2010‚ Rolf Nikolaus Cornelius Gurlitt was traveling on the train from Zurich to Munich for business at an art gallery. Gurlitt
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When people think of protagonists and antagonists they think of these people: Batman and Joker‚ Superman and Lex Luthor‚ and Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Generally protagonists are the heroes and antagonists are the villains. However‚ in The Book Thief the author‚ Markus Zusak‚ intentionally chooses the protagonist and antagonist to be different. Liesel is the protagonist and her progress is slowed by Death‚ the narrator. Death is the antagonist‚ but he does not mean to go against Liesel or hurt
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The Book Thief All throughout her life Liesel faced a mountain that she had to overcome. When her brother died and her mother walked out on her‚ Liesel was faced fighting and overcoming abandonment. She did not have to fight by herself for long because she soon picked up partners that helped her along the way. Even though the journey was rough she reached the point where the battle was over and she could live happily. In the very beginning of the book Liesel is already faced
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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
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Although his story is very different from the original Holocaust experiences we tend to think about‚ it is unique in its own way. I feel as though you could feel some safety by not being in the concentration camps‚ but at the same time you had to work really hard and stay on top of your duties because you were doing it directly for a SS Officer‚ and if he felt you were not doing the job the way he wanted‚ he could just kill you right then and there. It would almost feel so overwhelming
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film is often looked over. Close to all pivotal movie scenes contain the little background music‚ also known as underscore. This powerful audio element effects the way audiences feel and react to a scene. The underscore that is present in The Book Thief greatly impacted the tone‚ mood‚ and suspense of certain scenes. Three of these scenes that were greatly impacted by underscore were when the Nazi party came to check basements for air raid shelters‚ when Liesel writes her life story in the basement
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