“‘you never told me‚’ he said to a dead Erik Vandenburg and the Stuttgart skyline. ‘You never told me you had a son.’” (pg. 179‚ Zusak). Instead of becoming unhappy and despondent‚ Hans learns
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from his illness he tells Liesel that “‘You read to me twice everyday‚ sometimes three times”’ (Zusak 1251). This quote demonstrates the Liesel sacrificed her time for Max‚ when he may not even hear her. She cares about Max enough to read to him while he is ill. In addition‚ when Nazi Party members were checking basements Liesel intentionally hurt herself and “...held her grazed knee in one hand…” (Zusak 1254). This quote proves that LIesel will sacrifice herself for him. She injured herself on purpose
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The Book Thief The Book Thief shows beauty can exist in the midst of brutality. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak shows through the midst of brutality‚ beauty can still be shown. The main characters Liesel Meminger‚ Rudy Steiner and Hans Huberman‚ prove this statement they are all faced with perilous situations‚ but still manage to show beauty throughout the situations. Liesel Meminger display beauty during the air raids‚ as she manages to read to people in the basement. Rudy Steiner displays
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Markus Zusak is an Australian author best known for writing The Book Thief. The Book Thief is narrated by Death and is the story of Liesel Meminger‚ a nine year old German girl who goes to live with her foster parents‚ Rosa and Hans Hubermann in Molching. The Book Thief takes place in 1939‚ right before the beginning of World War 2. One of the many themes shown in The Book Thief is the theme of identity and belonging. The book portrays the struggles the characters go through to find their sense of
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Simple Sentences Effect in Book Thief In the novel‚ The Book Thief‚ Mark Zusak has Death‚ the narrator‚ retells a story that extends over years as well as many connecting events that affect each other. As a result‚ he uses simple sentences to disclose events that happened without elaborating on them. The simple sentences create an effect that balances the detailed explanation of each character’s internal conflict‚ along with showing the quick pace of the story. The author uses simple sentences
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everyday life. Many have argued that the first instinct of humanity is simply survival‚ to preserve oneself to live another day. Yet‚ that isn’t always what’s displayed over an intricate and troubling past. In The Book Thief Zusak argues a different‚ yet compelling truth. Zusak utilizes his war novel to argue how regardless of circumstance‚ survival isn’t humanity’s first instinct‚ doing the right thing‚ despite often guaranteed danger will always be humanity’s first thought. Throughout The Book Thief
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me from a distance… Find yourself a mirror while I continue” (Zusak 307). Essentially Death is saying that because all humans die‚ we all resemble death. Humans can and will die‚ and thus he is one of the things that is constant between all humans. Due to this reason I drew a man looking into a mirror to show Death. I just
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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 Liesel
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choice for a book that seeks to appeal to a younger audience because Death has a reputation for being cold and harsh; however‚ Zusak manages to make Death seem relatable by giving him a very human-like voice. Throughout the novel‚ Death repeatedly tries to convey that he can be “amiable” (Zusak 3)‚ “bore[d]” (243)‚ and even “haunted” (550). Giving Death this voice allows Zusak to create an unbiased and objective narrator who is genuinely believable‚ a quality which is imperative to any children/young
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I found that “The Book Thief” portrayed perfectly one of the greatest casualties of war – the truth. Markus Zusak writes about a young girl – Liesel Meminger – who is initially illiterate‚ however she realizes the importance and power behind words and stories and she hungers for them. She steals books in an effort to understand and eventually‚ under the tutelage of Hans Hubermann – her papa – she is able to immerse herself in the new ideas and truths conveyed in these stories. I believe Liesel Meminger
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