character of death in The Book Thief‚ by Markus Zusak‚ has a very humane personality‚ with his ability to feel pain‚ sympathy‚ and humor causing him to defy most stereotypes set by other portrayals. In the novel‚ he narrates the life of a girl named Liesel‚ a German citizen who lost her parents and her brother at an early age and has been adopted by two foster parents‚ Hans and Rosa Hubermman. It is within this narration that Death reveals is compassion for humanity. Death’s occupation is often what
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In this quote‚ on page 446 of the Book Thief‚ Zusak is stressing the idea that without the knowledge of words and not knowing the extreme power they contain‚ humans wouldn’t be able to fufill their desires and express the potential they have hidden deep inside of them. Whether one uses these words to discriminate and disparage a certain race‚ or instead take the same words to heal‚ save‚ and to fight against justice‚ it all relies on the specific diction used. In many ways‚ the Holocaust was a war
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A novel would be meaningless without theme. The theme is what the author intends the reader to understand through the reading of the novel. Mark Zusak in The Book Thief ‚ encompasses the use of imagery ‚ diction ‚ tone ‚ syntax and detail all to portray theme of the novel. Zusak employs the theme that words are powerful ‚ they can trigger violence but also constitute peace. The theme that words are powerful is illuminated throughout the novel. For example ‚ in Max’s dream Hitler through just the
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SUMMER READING RESPONSE Book: Contemporary Title: The Hunger Games Series Author: Susan Collins Choose a character and explain how the character changes throughout the story. What causes the change? What lessons does the character learn? Peeta‚ the son of a baker‚ has changed the most throughout the story in The Hunger Games Series. From the beginning of the story‚ Peeta is a shy and closed guy‚ who is always afraid to say his own feelings and words‚ “Well‚ there is this one girl. I’ve had
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” Average Man Pg: 33 “He was a painter by trade” “He had already cheated me in one world war‚ but would later be put into another.” (He was later drafted into the Nazi army like most other men) Book Burning Pg: 101 “Nazi’s were gathering fuel…Liesel was witness to men and women knocking on doors‚ asking people if they had any material that they felt should be done away with or destroyed.” Hitler’s Birthday Pg: 101 “Molching‚ like the rest of Germany‚ was in the grip of preparing for Hitler’s
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Han’s friend was unable to speak up‚ but Hans had saved the accordion to remember him and the suffering. When Liesel read The Whistler in the bomb shelter‚ she found out that she had the power of words to have an effect on human emotions. “Death” characterized the year 1942 as occupied. I think the author has Death narrate the tale because Death is meant to be
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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 the jew while he is unconscious hoping that he will soon wake up because of her story’s. when the jew‚ Max wakes up from his coma he finds the presents left to him by the girl and also is told by her mother she read
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point because it is human nature. Max has plenty of reason to feel guilt‚ even if he is not guilty himself. Max is the type of person who seems like they would self-reflect and be very aware of their surroundings at all times. He opened himself up to Liesel as he was living with her family by describing all the recent events in his life to her‚ and even by giving her a present describing all his feelings in an abstract way. At a point in the book‚ Max becomes very sick and falls into a coma for a long
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Thesis Statement: To better understand The Book Thief‚ one must consider what influenced the author‚ Markus Zusak‚ and how Zusak crafted his writing. Markus Zusak stated that he “stumbled across bits and pieces over time and started using them for no apparent reason” (Stillman). He uses his parent’s stories in his writing‚ and his mother was actually the main influence to him for The Book Thief (Stillman). Politics influenced his writing in the main form of Hitler who had very powerful speeches that
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In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak‚ Hans Hubermann is a man of few words‚ however he is also a man of impeccable character. Continuously‚ Hans does acts of superior quality. He takes in the orphaned Liesel‚ he teaches the illiterate foster child to read and gives his love. Another somewhat unintelligent but daring move made by Mr. Hubermann is the fact he goes against the Nazi party multiple times. Hans is also true to himself‚ he does not join due to his strong beliefs and stays spirited during it
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