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    War is a foul and nauseating occurrence throughout history. Nevertheless‚ it is something that has happened more than once. There are numerous amount of people who have experienced the events of a war. Each person can have a different perspective and experiences. However‚ those people can be categorized as victims‚ perpetrators‚ or bystanders. Victims of war are people that suffer from being targeted. The victims have a role of suffering physically and mentally. Throughout the three books‚ the prominent

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    and he cared about how bad she was living. It also shows that the man gave his sandals to her because she needed it more than he did. This picture is similar to the scene in the Book Thief where Hans Hubermann offers a piece of bread to the Jew. Personal Reflection Personally‚ I think that relationships do not always involve two people who are in love with each other‚ but it also involves friendship and family. In fact‚ I think that the most important type of relationship is family. From their first

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    the dark The evangelist and publisher Dwight Lyman Moody once said that ‘Character is what you are in the Dark’. Simple as it is‚ this quote has a deeper meaning. The darkness may be interpreted as either isolation or danger. It‚ therefore‚ means that the actual nature of a person is revealed when they are alone or in a dangerous situation. It is a quote brought to life through the character of Hans Huberman in Markus Zusak’s ‘The Book Thief’ (Zusak‚ 45). The book is set in a small German town during

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    Throughout The Book Thief‚ the good and the bad of humanity is shown in many ways through the eyes of the narrator‚ death. In the times of great killing and blood‚ Liesel finds peace in reading and later on many other people find peace in her reading as well. humanity is both beautiful and ugly. there is good and bad that can be found in everything‚ this story describes both aspects of it. Death wonders how humanity can be so ugly yet so beautiful. We portray both traits for many reasons. Humanity

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    The Book Thief Thesis

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    because he takes lives‚ but in this book he does take lives ‚but he is really nice. He is the opposite of what you think of him. Death is caring just like humans ‚and one cool thing about death is he believes in afterlife. This book named The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak which takes place in Germany is very interesting because in this book characters are capable with great compassion and great evil. For example‚ Liesel ( the protagonist) has great compassion towards everyone‚ but on the other

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    hurriedly and in a careless manner. Again‚ when some work is delayed‚ the time which would have been profitably used is wasted. Time wasted is time lost forever. Hence procrastination‚ that is the habit of postponing things‚ is rightly called the thief of time. Sometimes a very heavy price has to be paid for delaying things. The person who delays insuring his house will regret it when the house is gutted by a sudden fire. Delay in the treatment of a disease may make it worse‚ and may even result

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    Summary Of The Book Thief

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    without her dying. He however has taken the lives of people she cares about very deeply. Every time death sees her he remembers the colors that surround her. He makes sure to point these out every time he sees her. He refers to Liesel as the book thief because she continually steals books. The first book she stole wasn’t even because she wanted to see it. She stole it to keep as a memento for the last time she saw her brother and her mother. Death was their when it happened because he was taking

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    Narrated by Death‚ “The Book Thief” is the story of Liesel Meminger‚ a nine-year-old German girl who was given to two foster parents‚ Hans and Rosa Hubermann by her mother in the small town of Molching‚ shortly before World War II. However‚ on their way to Molching in the train‚ Liesel’s younger brother Werner Meminger dies. Although Hans and Rosa Hubermann have two children of their own that have already moved out‚ they agreed to take care of Liesel for the small portion of money would they receive

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    Cyrano ATD Romeo and Juliet The Book Thief Recognizing Diversity In the story‚ there is a war going on between the Spaniards and the Frenchmen. Cyrano and his cadets‚ are sent by De Guiche to the frontline of the war to fight and defend France. There is a spy under the command of De Guiche that tells the Spaniards to attack‚ basically sending his own Frenchmen into death. Junior lives on an poor Indian Reservation‚ but goes to school at a rich‚ white people school. He was shunned at first because

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    BOOK THIEF NOTES

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    Prolouge/Part 1 The Grave Digger’s Handbook 2-80 January 1939‚ Liesel Meminger is 9 years old. Liesel Meminger (the book thief)‚ and her brother are traveling with their mother by train to Himmel ("Heaven") Street in the small town of Molching‚ where Liesel and her brother going to live with foster parents‚ Rosa Hubermann and her husband Hans Hubermann. Her father was a communist. Werner (her brother) dies‚ and Death (the narattor) takes his spirit. Two days later‚ Liesel’s brother

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