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    The book thief is written by Markus Zusak. This book is told by death about a little girl ’the book thief’. The girl is called Liesel‚ she has to go through alot. She was sent to her foster parents with her little brother. The rough time begins already by losing her brother. It was al because their mother didn’t want them anymore. At the funeral of her little brother‚ a man dropped his book what she tooks. She took it home with her and hide it under her bed. A few days later living with her foster

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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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    Character Charting (CRP Task 3) Today my essay will be depicting the changing relationship between Lesiel Meminger and Hans Hubermann of The Book Thief who are both significant characters in the novel. Lesiel is the main character of the book while Hans is her foster father. At the beginning of the novel‚ the relationhip between them is filled with unfamilarity as both characters do not know a lot about each other. But Lesiel immediately accepts him as her foster father. Over time‚ Lesiel started

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    children. Before he was a professional author Zusak was a house painter‚ a janitor and a high school English teacher. Markus wrote his first book in 1999 called The Underdog. The Book Thief is Zusak’s fifth book and was published in 2006. It is published as an Adult book in Australia and a young adult book in the United States. The inspiration for The Book Thief came from Zusak’s parents because they use tell him stories about growing up in Austria

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    is it teaches us how war treats its victims. It also teaches us how people tried to escape from camps and how to make fake passes plus ID so they will not be caught by German patrols. It relates to us by fighting the wilderness and ourselves. This book just tells us how the Great Escape happened and who was involved and devoted to making it happen. 7.The point the climax occurs in the story is when the remaining prisoners at Sagan find out who died and who made it home safely. The murders who killed

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    The best element of narrative tension in Mark Zusak’s The Book Thief is uncertainty. The author carries out the element of uncertainty throughout the whole story. For instance in the first part of the story‚ “Death and Chocolate”‚ the author introduces the first character into the plot. Zusak states‚ “ I could introduce myself properly‚ but it’s not necessary. You will know me well enough and soon enough‚ depending on a diverse range of variables” (Zusak 4). This shows uncertainty because the reader

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    The Book Thief Death is the narrator of Liesel’s story in The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. The Book Thief takes place during World War II on a little street in Germany. Zusak focuses on the events in Liesel Meminger’s life during the war. As she grows and the war continues on‚ Liesel is faced by forms of oppression. The forms of oppression in The Book Thief are shown through the setting‚ use of characters‚ and the theme. The setting is one way Zusak introduced oppression to the reader. The set for

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    see things. Or at least‚ how I try.” So begins a carefully spun tale of sadness‚ loss‚ death‚ and how hope and love can rise them. Markus Zusack’s historical fiction novel‚ The Book Thief‚ inspires ordinary people to live their best and to discover a thing that you love to get away from the sorrow in life. The Book Thief has been given numerous awards‚ and for good reason – it’s a memorable tale of hardship and love‚ and how the good in life can outweigh the bad. And the setting that this story is

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    Macbeth & The Book Thief: A Comparison between Ambition present in the Novels In comparing Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Zusak’s Book Thief‚ though the books deal with different time eras‚ characters and even language styles‚ there are some striking similarities between the themes in both novels. The themes are evident throughout both novels‚ these themes give a better understanding of the author’s message he wants to portray to his audience. Both books show ambition effectively in many situations

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    In The Book Thief‚ Hans Hubermann would be considered a best friend to me because of his courage. One way he shows courage is through his action of giving bread to a Jew. The text states‚ “The Jew stood before him‚ expecting another handful of derision‚ but he watched with everyone else as Hans Hubermann held his hand out and presented a piece of bread‚ like magic.” (Zuzak‚ 394) This shows courage because Hans is willing to take punishment by helping people who don’t have anything. Most people

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