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    In Markus Zusak’s historical novel The Book Thief‚ Liesel starts off the novel illiterate and she gets a sudden impulse to learn how to read. As Liesel learns how to read she soon discovers how words could hold a unique power to convince people to commit severe acts of cruelty. She finds out that words can be powerful. The power of language can be both good and bad. However‚ this historical novel shows that the power of language can be used for bad. Max had created many drawings throughout the time

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    Stolen Words One can receive words as direction while others use them in negative ways. Words are highly influential on Liesel’s life in The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. When Liesel stole her first book‚ it was “the beginning of an illustrious career” (29). Liesel’s obsession with stealing books is ironic because she was in act of seeking revenge while she could not read or write. Stealing her first book opened Liesel up to a world filled with words and grammar. As she stared at The Grave Digger’s

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    Analytic Essay The power of words has influenced and effected many people negatively and positively in The Book Thief. But ironically‚ many people use them and think of them in a negative way. These people are called Hitler‚ Liesel and Rosa. Many words influenced their daily lives‚ which helps them become brighter for the future and to have more power. Words are crafted and woven around each and everyone’s lives. The author writes The Book Thief to demonstrate the power of words‚ both in a horrific

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    The Book Thief Essay Question: Analyse how symbolism was used to reinforce an idea in a written text. A symbol is an object that represents‚ stands for‚ or suggests an idea‚ belief‚ action or material identity. Symbols take the form of words‚ sounds‚ gestures or visual images and are used to convey ideas and beliefs. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak he has used powerful symbolism to show how words and literature are used to symbolise destruction‚ and that they can be as powerful as a weapon

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    The Book Thief “Even death has a heart.” (The Book Thief‚ pg 242) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a book of death‚ love‚ and survival. There is the death of a friend‚ love of a parent‚ and survival of those who can take it. World War II was a devastating period and many did not have the mental strength to survive it. The Book Thief is about Liesel Meminger and all her accounts with death and how she coped with it‚ how she survives it all through words. The book is narrated by Death‚ and throughout

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    reader as soon as a copy of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is opened. With these words the narrator of the story‚ death‚ describes himself in a manner that one would never have imagined before‚ making the power of words shine bright on the first page. Throughout The Book Thief‚ the power‚ irony‚ and usefulness of literature is shown in the setting of Nazi Germany during World War II. A young girl by the name of Liesel Meminger becomes a master of her own with words. Liesel scratches out a meager existence

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    Haley Dorman English 113 Final Project Mrs. Luby The story of the Book Thief The book that I read was “The Book Thief.” This book was written by Mark Zusak in the year of 2006. Mark lives in Australia where he was raised by a German mother and an Australian Father. He has made a career as being a young adult author. This book has been given many awards and for a very good reason because it is a tale that is very worth remembering. It is about death‚ loss‚ and sadness‚ but that love can

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    the book thief about beauty and brutality‚ both of which Liesel has experienced numerous times throughout the course of her long life. The life of the book thief perfectly represents the concept of beauty in the wake of brutality. Liesel went through many heart-breaking events throughout her life. From losing her brother to the death of her beloved foster parents‚ Liesel stood strong through it all. When it looked like things would never get better‚ she stood tall. The book thief saw

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    The Power of Words The power of words…it is shown in this book‚ it shows how people are destroyed and how people are saved from words. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak shows his audience that words have the power to heal or destroy. Liesel‚ the main character and the book thief‚ Max the jew‚ and Hitler the fuhrer are the ones who show how they have used words to affect others in both positive and negative ways . Throughout the story it shows Liesel’s great passion for books as well as her dedication

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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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