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    Theme Theft is a central theme for the novel The Book Thief‚ by Markus Zusak‚ because of the time in which it is set. War is a power struggle‚ and a battle for dominance over people and territory. Hitler was stronger than the German people‚ and convinced them through his powerful words to treat those who did not meet his idea of perfection as inferior. Liesel’s somewhat trivial theft acts in juxtaposition with the larger theft of innocence and purity that Hitler causes. Hitler stole the lives

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    The film “The Book Thief”‚ directed by Brian Percival improves the viewer’s understanding of the Holocaust through trust and relationships. This is specifically shown when Max first arrives to the Hubermann’s house. The Hubermann’s immediately let him inside and speak with their actions about him staying there.This improves the viewer’s understanding of the Holocaust because it shows the desired need of trust from those trying to hide. Max was only alive because of his dependence on others to come

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    Now‚ we are at the beginning. Every story has one and this story starts with some books. The best books ever to be read. These books are Percy Jackson books. But which book is really the best? Is it the first? Is it the fifth? Or is it the third? What do you think? Which is your favorite? The first book that might be the best is in the very beginning. The Lightning Thief‚ the first book‚ is a very good book. It has action‚ suspense and we can actually relate to the main character. It has a very

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    ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ and ‘The Book Thief’ In novels‚ the author creates a focus on a relationship - between enemies or friends‚ a parent and child‚ or husband and wife. In the two texts‚ The Book Thief‚ and The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas this is a aspect that is featured in both‚ the relationship between children. The Book Thief focuses on the relationship between Liesel and Rudy‚ two of the characters. In The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas the relationship that is focused on is between

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    Year 11 Assessment: Changing Perspectives RELATED TEXTS ASSESSMENT – ADVANCED ENGLISH 1) Prescribed Text – The Book Thief a. Compose a summary/synopsis of the text (plot/themes/characters/key concerns). (100 words only) ‘The Book Thief’ by Mark Zusak The Book Thief is a story of a young german girl named Liesel Meminger in Nazi Germany during world war 2. At age nine her brother drops dead in front of her and when Death himself comes to collect his newest soul‚ he becomes fascinated with

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    and screens could end up with a bad outcome and could be bad for their health. Teenagers know screens could cause them to lose sleep‚ become more anxious‚ and even stop communicating with the outside world (Schupak‚ Amanda “Does Technology”). The Book Thief by Markus Zusak has a similar theme. Liesel‚ the main character

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    The Power of Words are Revealed in The Book Thief Using death as the narrator‚ in the book thief‚ demonstrated that death lives within the people. Death comes to someone two times‚ and the third time he takes them away. In the novel‚ the book thief‚ by Markus Zusak illustrates the power of words which are used to create hatred among countries and individuals‚ and also has the ability to bring society close with love‚ and happiness. The power of words is use to establish that in relationship

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    4).” But have courage‚ for death will not come just yet. Show courage when faced with death and despair‚ like Hans Hubermann‚ Rosa Hubermann‚ Liesel Meminger‚ and Max Vanderburg. These are all characters from Markus Zusak’s book‚ The Book Thief‚ a story told by death‚ of a young girl‚ Liesel Meminger‚ who lives in Nazi Germany with her foster parents‚ Hans and Rosa. They take in a Jew‚ and Liesel‚ Hans‚ and Rosa suddenly are forced to show courage that they weren’t sure

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    nature and dependence on others found in Gertrude‚ each one of them has her own uniqueness. Role of Women Two main characters i.e. Lady Macbeth and Portia are discussed to highlight the role of women in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” and “The Merchant of Venice”. Both these characters are very important and main

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    Bread‚ the accordion‚ and books may all be simple‚ meaningless items but not in the “Book Thief.” Throughout the novel‚ there is a plethora of symbolism that helps the reader savvy the purpose and theme. The three main components‚ that contain similarities and differences‚ are bread‚ the accordion‚ and books. Although the duration of symbolism in the “Book Thief” by Markus Zusak relates to each other‚ they also contain differences. Overall‚ bread‚ the accordion‚ and books share similarities and differences

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