their work to target audiences. With regards to The Book Thief and All the Light We Cannot See‚ my initial response after reading them was that they were remarkably similar‚ what with their World War II settings‚ their female protagonists‚ the theme of abandonment‚ etc. This sparked my interest and led to my desire to examine how the different age groups of each novels’ target demographic
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak deals with the horrors of the Kristallnacht period‚ also known as the “Night of Broken Glass.” This event escalated rapidly and eventually lead up to the Holocaust. This is an effective reminder of the impact of Nazi atrocities on everyday life Thirty thousand German Jews were thrown into concentration camps‚ and many more were murdered. The book focuses its attention on the fascist government’s attempts to destroy the culture. Defending culture is the The Book Thief’s
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cripples ninety percent of the population‚ yet it is a problem for me. My problem is finding amazing books about major parts in history that don’t make me want to take a flying leap off a bridge or fall asleep. Enter: The Book Thief‚ the best historical fiction book that I have ever read. It would be especially easy for me to ramble on for pages and pages on why The Book Thief is the best historical fiction book‚ but that isn’t really what I’m supposed to do with this essay. So I am going to start with a
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As I was finishing The Book Thief by Markus Zusak‚ my mind was racing‚ and my heart was heavy from sympathy for the characters. In truth‚ if it weren’t for this assignment‚ I most likely would have never picked up this book. I’ve read so many novels on the Holocaust that I’ve become uninterested and blasé to reading about the topic in all. This book was different. It was written in a unique and beautiful way‚ and the stories were completely new. If I were to rate this book‚ from A-F (A being the
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Passage | Page | Response | "The Cold passed reluctantly from the earth‚ and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills‚ resting. As the landscape changed from brown to green‚ the army awakened‚ and began to tremble with eagerness at the noise of rumors. It cast its eyes upon the roads‚ which were growing from long troughs of liquid mud to proper thoroughfares. A river‚ amber-tinted in the shadow of its banks‚ purled at the army’s feet; and at night‚ when the stream hand become
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Chapter 14-15: In the morning I hide behind a bush until I see Theo. I was hiding from Miss Sister I look out and see Miss Sister is nowhere in sight so I jump out of the bushes. I talk to Theo about all my troubles and problems. Theo then says something about how dancers used to put feathers in their hair. I laugh at just the thought. No way in a million years will I even put a single feather in my hair! I tell him that feathers will not go in my hair no matter how hard my mom tries. I tighten
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Day 2 It was his second day being in this outlandish place‚ he already fought with Charlie‚ befriended spiders‚ and built up a cosy yet unfinished base camp. In addition to that‚ he discovered a new way to live via his body and his mind - it has been quite an absurd time for him. In order to prevent what happened previously‚ he initiated picking up an array of resources around him such as flint‚ rocks‚ and twigs. He paused to study the flint and twigs‚ his drive incurred him to craft a pickaxe‚
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The Kite Runner Vocabulary: But mostly because Ali was immune to the insults of his assailants; he had found his joy‚ his antidote‚ the moment Sanaubar had given birth to Hassan. (Page 10) Assailant: a person who attacks another. 2. The police brought the somewhat contrite young men and the dead couple’s five-year-old orphan boy before my grandfather‚ who was a highly regarded judge and a man of impeccable reputation. (Page 24) Contrite: feeling regret and sorrow for one’s sins
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C1 Though I may have been trapped here for some time‚ I have managed to stay sane through drawings. I drew how I felt when I felt it. Now however‚ I am growing restless‚ and am tempted to peer into the outer world‚ even though I know it will bring dread and resentment upon my mind. Yet I still have a sliver of hope in my heart and so I decided to view- the mounted screen. I turned it on and waited for the bulbs to warm themselves. Finally an image began to fade into place. I was astonished at what
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CHAPTER 18 MELTING MARBLES Checkpoint Halo It was New Year’s Day‚ and the coffee pot was brewing some fresh coffee. Jerry and Gordon were discussing the raid activities‚ and Sally was checking to see how many hits Abu received from his YouTube announcement. Suddenly‚ the doors of the bunker started to open. Instinctively‚ Gordon and Jerry grabbed their pistols and ran to see who was coming in. A Jeep Cherokee drove down the ramp and stopped before reaching the bottom. A lanky fellow with
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