In cinematic performances‚ Death is often portrayed as heartless and also often exemplifies the characteristics of a malevolent character. However‚ contrary to this popular concept‚ the 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
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Liesel Meminger once said: “I have hated words and I have loved them‚ and I hope I have made them right‚” (538). Liesel Meminger (sometimes known as “The Book Thief”) is my hero. Liesel was girl in Nazi Germany who was given to a foster family when she was only nine. Her mother was a Communist and was taken away days after she was given away. Liesel is a brave‚ happy‚ and hardworking young girl that everyone should strive to be like. Liesel has lost and suffered so much in life. She was raised without
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In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak‚ Liesel also known as one of the main characters is a kleptomaniac with a purpose. The novel‚ set during the WWII around Hitler’s uprising‚ follows as narrated by death itself a girl growing up during difficult times. Liesel starts a habit of stealing books‚ some that have greater consequences than others as during that time owning books especially foreign‚ was prohibited and penalized. Some books have greater consequences than others‚ but are the risks worth it
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My reading of the book thief My thoughts about the book: Reading the book has been both interesting and exiting‚ especially since I have a special interest in history. Reading about a young girl in Nazi Germany‚ with the narrator being Death‚ really gets to you‚ and drags youn into the book. It is quite long(540 pages)‚ but you shouldn’t let that stop you from reading it. It is worth it! The book is simply magnificent‚ and the author Markus Zusak has done a terrific job writing it.
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The Book Thief is a novel by Markus Zusak about a girl during World War Two who becomes a foster child after her mother abandons her. In this novel‚ the basic theme is love. Love is everything. Love is in our minds and in our hearts. In this book there are two ways love happens‚ when it sneaks up on you like a due date for an essay or full frontal force like a threatening hurricane. Sometimes we do not realize that we love someone until its too late. Sadly we see this tragedy of losing the people
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took place. Germans would call the persecuted Jews awful names‚ while others would encourage them to get back on their feet and survive. These people survived because of the positive words communicated to them during rough times. In the novel The Book Thief‚ written by Markus Zusak‚ many of its characters use words for the betterment of their audience. Liesel‚ the main protagonist in this novel‚ proves to the reader that words bring a positive effect to its listeners. During the second air raid‚ Liesel
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I am writing a Character Analysis on The Book Thief. The author of the book is Markus Zusak. This book takes place at Mulching‚ Germany. The book takes place in 1939 and 1943. Some of the main characters are Liesel‚ Rudy‚ Max‚ Rosa‚ Hans. Liesel Meminger is one of the main characters. She has a couple positive characteristics‚ how she always gives max a weather report. One more thing is how she is always reading to Max. A fatal flaw of Liesel is how she steals and does not get in trouble. Lesel
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Journal Entry #1 Book IV 435d-445e seems to be Socrates’ argument about the three parts of the human soul and how the human soul with its three parts are parallel to the republic and the three different kinds of citizens. What I am interested in is the methods that Socrates implements to come to his conclusions. More specifically‚ I would like to talk about Socrates’ analogies that he uses to come to his conclusions. Very interesting‚ to say the least‚ analogies that Socrates uses is physical
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Markus Zusak’s sanguine novel The Book Thief illustrates the austere story of a Jewish foster girl living amidst the cruelty and devastation of World War II. Liesel Meminger‚ an intelligent and kind-hearted youngster stricken by family tragedy‚ must contend with both physical and emotional conflict as she and her friends cope with the atrocities of life in Nazi Germany. In spite of the chaos encompassing their lives‚ Liesel and her allies manage to find peace and resilience through love and compassion
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In Markus Zusak The Book Thief a girl named Liesel has lost all of her blood-related family due to war. She uncovers that the reason her family has been stripped away from her is due to their rebellious acts towards Hitler. I choose the quotation "the words were thrown at the steps‚ and Liesel could feel the slush of anger‚ stirring hotly in her stomach" due to the powerful meaning behind it‚ that can only be uncovered if thoroughly analyzed. At first glance‚ it seemed that this was just a girl
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