tells the story of her life‚ the difficulties that are encountered in Nazi Germany‚ especially when her family takes on the challenging task of hiding a Jew in their basement. The novel also tells the story of Liesel’s journey as the Book Thief‚ stealing and obtaining books and adding to her collection. The story goes on to tell about Liesel’s life growing up in Molching‚ Germany; from Liesel meeting her best friend Rudy‚ to Max Vandenburg‚ a Jew in hiding‚ moving into her basement‚ to Liesel and all
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WHAT YOU’RE SAYING) Typically you think death is mean because he takes lives‚ but in this book he does take lives ‚but he is really nice. He is the opposite of what you think of him. Death is caring just like humans ‚and one cool thing about death is he believes in afterlife. This book named The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak which takes place in Germany is very interesting because in this book characters are capable with great compassion and great evil. For example‚ Liesel ( the protagonist)
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specific book because I read the back and was intrigued on how the author would tie the setting into the character’s story. The author wrote this book beautifully and it is something that really make people think about the past. The book pulled me in and didn’t make me want to stop reading. Also‚ this book is in my reading level which was a very important part of choosing this because I wanted to make sure that I completely understood the details and events in this story. This book takes
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Narrated by Death‚ “The Book Thief” is the story of Liesel Meminger‚ a nine-year-old German girl who was given to two foster parents‚ Hans and Rosa Hubermann by her mother in the small town of Molching‚ shortly before World War II. However‚ on their way to Molching in the train‚ Liesel’s younger brother Werner Meminger dies. Although Hans and Rosa Hubermann have two children of their own that have already moved out‚ they agreed to take care of Liesel for the small portion of money would they receive
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Meminger (the book thief)‚ and her brother are traveling with their mother by train to Himmel ("Heaven") Street in the small town of Molching‚ where Liesel and her brother going to live with foster parents‚ Rosa Hubermann and her husband Hans Hubermann. Her father was a communist. Werner (her brother) dies‚ and Death (the narattor) takes his spirit. Two days later‚ Liesel’s brother is buried by two gravediggers. Liesel steals a black book from the cemetery ground. The stolen book is called The
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This astonishing book will keep you aroused‚ and on the edge of your seat. In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief reveals the motivation in the characters they experience concerning family issues. Throughout the book the three main characters Liesel‚ Max‚ and Hans develop motivation to overcome their individual challenges of life. Liesel obtains the motivation to overcome challenges she faces‚ Max also acquires the motivation to surmount the challenges in his life‚ and Hans additionally uses motivation
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perspective and experiences. However‚ those people can be categorized as victims‚ perpetrators‚ or bystanders. Victims of war are people that suffer from being targeted. The victims have a role of suffering physically and mentally. Throughout the three books‚ the prominent victims were the Jews. That includes Elie and his father‚ Vladek and his family‚ and Max. All of them had gruesome experiences that no one else in the war would have to endure. For instance‚ Elie was sent to concentration camps‚ and
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nature of a person is revealed when they are alone or in a dangerous situation. It is a quote brought to life through the character of Hans Huberman in Markus Zusak’s ‘The Book Thief’ (Zusak‚ 45). The book is set in a small German town during the Second World War- by far Europe’s darkest period. The fact that the narrator in this book is no other than death reveals just how dire the situation was. It is a time when the Third Reich is at its peak. The Nazi
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Throughout The Book Thief‚ the good and the bad of humanity is shown in many ways through the eyes of the narrator‚ death. In the times of great killing and blood‚ Liesel finds peace in reading and later on many other people find peace in her reading as well. humanity is both beautiful and ugly. there is good and bad that can be found in everything‚ this story describes both aspects of it. Death wonders how humanity can be so ugly yet so beautiful. We portray both traits for many reasons. Humanity
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Jayda Sliger 2 Red The Book Thief Significant Passages Assignment Prologue: “You are going to die.” Page 3 This passage is at the very beginning of the novel when the narrator is introducing the topic of death. This passage was chosen because throughout the entire book the characters are tragically dying‚ especially at the end after the bombing. We see everyone that Liesel associated herself with die‚ and this one haunting sentence foreshadows the events. This statement makes it known to readers
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