The texts “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak‚ “Elephant man” the film by David Lynch and “Othello” by William Shakespeare‚ can all be connected and contrasted by the central concept of alienation as presented by the composers of these texts through the use of various Literary‚ dramatic and cinematic techniques. Alienation and how effective the text has been in representing this concept can be identified and highlighted by the messages of alienation the composer has presented to their responders.
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Fighting Ruben Wolfe Essay The novel ‘Fighting Ruben Wolfe’ written by Marcus Zusak is about the Wolfe family‚ it’s about them fighting‚ fighting for the same reason against different opponents. They fight for their family and their pride. Marcus Zusak shows how Ruben is fighting against himself‚ he wants to prove himself although he is a winner. Cameron is fighting to find his place in society and to discover who he really is. Mr Wolfe (Clifford) is fighting for his pride and for his family because
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history has shown us courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.” Many people wonder what importance life has and this quote answers it all. Everyone is so important because everybody has the potential to do incredible things. Markus Zusak’s novel‚ The Book Thief shows us this. It is told from the perspective of Death and set during the time of the Holocaust. The story follows a German girl‚ Liesel‚ who moves to live with her foster parents‚ Hans and Rosa Huberman. It tells her
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“I have hated words and I have loved them‚ and I hope I have made them right.” ― Markus Zusak‚ The Book Thief “Like most misery‚ it started with apparent happiness.” ― Markus Zusak‚ The Book Thief “I wanted to tell the book thief many things‚ about beauty and brutality. But what could I tell her about those things that she didn’t already know? I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race-that rarely do I ever simply estimate it. I wanted to ask
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Question: Analyse how an idea is developed in texts you have studied. Many meaningful language features and techniques are used by Markus Zusak in the historical fiction novel; The Book Thief to develop the idea of humanities extremes. Throughout this book these techniques work together to demonstrate the utter distinction between man-kinds potential for both beauty and cruelty. The idea of humanity is developed through specific use of juxtaposition‚ narrator’s perspective and symbolism. This
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love people when they’re loveable. It’s harder to love them when they’re not.” This quote from an anonymous source expresses how much harder it is to love someone whose not loveable compared to someone who is. It embodies a hidden message made by Markus Zusak about love‚ through the use of Death‚ Hans‚ and Liesel‚ in his book about a family‚ the Hubermanns‚ taking in a foster child‚ Liesel Meminger‚ during the Holocaust in Nazi Germany. In Zusak’s historical fiction novel The Book Thief‚ he promotes
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language‚ characterisation and relationships the author is able to illustrate significant social issues. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a tremendously powerful book which captures key significant social issues of the power of words in Nazi Germany; Hitler’s manipulation of words and how people can find comfort in literature‚ as well as a means of escape. In the ‘Book Thief’‚ Zusak constantly emphasises the remarkable power and impact words have in relation to the corrupt world of World War Two. Through
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The Book Thief Essay In times of war things can get ugly fast. War wounds‚ it scars‚ it kills‚ it devastates‚ and it hurts. The Book Thief written by: Markus Zusak is not just a book about those things‚ but rather a book about a girl named Liesel Meminger‚ and her life during WWII. But in Liesel’s life‚ Markus Zusak shows us something else but all the ugliness in WWII‚ instead he shows us the beauty in times of ugliness in Liesel’s life. Some examples of this are‚ when Hans reads to Liesel after
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Thief is how the use of words‚ for good or for evil‚ can change everything. His choice to use Death as a narrator was a great idea‚ as Death watches‚ and can describe from many points of view what he sees‚ and his use of words is very powerful. Markus Zusak uses metaphors and some personification to paint a picture of Nazi Germany. With his powerful descriptions‚ the setting is easy to visualize. As an example‚ on p. 27‚ Death describes Himmel street as “buildings appear to be glued together‚ mostly
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spoken‚ or musically played‚ people cannot undo the impact of their language. Words not only hold power in real life‚ but also in fiction novels. The use of the accordion and Liesel’s book in The Book Thief illustrate the presence of symbolism which Markus 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
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