Zusak uses to shed light on the power of words. The accordion illustrates the importance of words specifically with Liesel and Max. An example would be the reoccurring event of Liesel having nightmares due to her colored past. Hans comes in repeatedly and comforts her with his calming voice. He plays the accordion and the notes‚ or words of the instrument sooth her. As Liesel affectionately discusses the accordion in relation to her papa she says‚ “Sometimes‚ I think my papa is an accordion
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Germany‚ but if we go beyond the surface‚ you will find a terrified child trying to escape the gruesome reality by going into the world of books with the help of her foster parents. This story is very awestrucking because Death tells the story of Liesel‚ and there is no bias because he doesn’t have any feelings and just gives truthful facts about what is occurring in the Germany at this time. Markus executes this book with his wonderful use of characterization and theme that showed the decent and
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The first book Liesel steals in The Book Thief is “The Grave Digger’s Handbook”. She steals this after her brother’s funeral when a gravedigger drops it in the snow. This book helps Liesel get over the initial shock of her brother’s death and introduces a new hobby for her to pursue. Because this is the only item she has of her brother and mother‚ she feels a strong connection to the book and forms a desire to read it. “Staring at the letters on the cover and touching the print inside‚ she had no
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novel‚ “The Book Thief”‚ the main characters‚ Anne and Liesel‚ face similar and different struggles during the most destructive war in history‚ World War II. However‚ their points of view of the war differ from each other in numerous ways. To begin‚ the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” and the book “The Book Thief” have numerous similarities‚ one of which being the internal struggle among both of the main characters‚ Anne Frank and Liesel Meminger. As they are both teenagers and beginning to
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* Liesel‚ her mother and her brother Werner are all travelling on a train‚ to greet Werner’s and Liesels foster parents. * Liesel‚ illiterate has a dream o Adolf Hitler and speaks to him in broken German. * As she is half awake‚ Liesels brother dies‚ and there were two Nazi soldiers who argue on weather they leave the body there or take it with them. * Both Liesel and her mother are traumatized by his sudden death and 2 days later he is buried. * After the ceremony finishes Liesel digs
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story of Liesel Meminger‚ a young girl who struggles through WWII and faces the pain and suffering of abandonment. When one is faced with such an abandonment and is forced to cope on their own‚ they may feel lost and alone. These emotions force people to find comfort. As in Liesel ’s case‚ some people find comfort in books and words. Liesel ’s perspective on abandonment can be seen through how she coped with her childhood trauma‚ Max ’s illness and the Himmel Street bombing. Liesel suffers serious
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novel‚ The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Liesel undergoes many changes both as an individual and a character in the story. The protagonist‚ Liesel evolves from a powerless and meek character to a powerful and more defiant character. Firstly‚ Liesel transforms from a helpless character to a strong character that is capable of helping others. Furthermore‚ Liesel evolves from a character that was illiterate to an intelligent character‚ who understands the power
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One‚ Liesel is introduced as a nine-year-old girl soon to be ten‚ when her younger brother dies and‚ she is fostered away by her mother to live with the following characters Hans and Rosa Hubermann. The readers learn that Liesel is uneducated‚ “She hadn’t learned to speak too well or even to read‚ as she had rarely frequented school.” (Zusak 21 ). Further down in the novel‚ the readers learn that Liesel deals with anxiety and she is closed-minded due to her horrendous past. Although Liesel suffers
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beauty and brutality occur in the characters Liesel‚ Rosa‚ Death revealing the confusing ways of society and humanity. Zusak won the 2014 Edwards Award for “The Book Thief”‚ which occurs in “machine” Nazi Germany. The society is facing the hardship of Adolf Hitler‚ who is trying to create a perfect world without Jews. The characters of the novel show how they show beauty (light and brutality of their society of humanity. Beauty and brutality are shown in Liesel Meminger in various ways showing the contrasts
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VE Day and The Nameless Woman It was May 1948 and outside Alex Steiner’s tailor shop‚ Liesel saw many people running towards the big streets of Molching. It had been exactly three years since the war in Europe had ended and everyone was gathering to celebrate finally being free of the oppressive feeling that the Nazi party had given them. Humans interest me. They celebrate‚ knowing the fact that I’ve taken so many of their loved ones. It should be me celebrating because I don’t have to work so hard
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