Award winning novelist‚ Mark Zusak‚ in his novella The Book Thief (2005)‚ explains that fear in Nazi Germany was widespread World War II. His explanation is illustrating through allusions‚ highlighting the fact that fear was rampant through similes‚ and displaying fear through oxymorons. The purpose of this novella is to exhibit fear in order to reveal the life of Germans in the 1940’s. Zusak’s somber‚ yet comedic‚ informal novella to young readers shows the angle of German citizens during World
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In the Book Thief‚ Zusak shows through Liesel’s relationships with books how she develops from a helpless and weak girl to a strong and mature young woman. Mostly it is not the books themselves that change Liesel but it is how she responds and relates to them. For instance‚ when she stole her first book‚ "The Grave Digger’s Guide" at her brother’s funeral she was feeling helpless and weak‚ by picking up the book‚ even though she couldn’t read it‚ it gave her a sense of control to steal it. It also
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The Power of Words In 2004‚ human rights were violated in the form of physical‚ psychological and sexual abuse‚ including torture‚ rape and homicide of prisoners in Abu Ghraib. These acts were committed by military police of the United States Army. Did this happen because the soldiers considered the Iraqis as inhuman‚ and was it caused by having a certain language to refer to the enemies? In war‚ soldiers find it easier to cope after killing if they know that they have killed the opposing side
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“the book thief” because of all of its imagery that is used. colors can be a great thing when someone is describing a sunset or a beach. it can be a good thing but they can also be a bad thing like when someone describes a concentration camp or a bloody war front. in the book thief it can be seen that colors are a big thing to all of the characters. liesel used the colors to remember max and rudy. when max was in the basement he used the colors to see the weather in the skies. although the book death
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The novel The Book Thief wouldn’t be the same without the unique narrator‚ Death. Death is not a human being and because of this he or she can be in anywhere. He or she can feel the emotions of character that some cannot. Death also has characteristics that are perfect for the story. The characteristics that Death withholds also makes him or her the best narrator for this story. Death is not a physical being and can travel anywhere he or she desires. This can move along the story much more quickly
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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 is buried by two gravediggers. Liesel steals a black book from the cemetery ground. The stolen book is called The
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Words are the most powerful weapon man or woman can ever acquire‚ the power to explain thy thoughts and feeling upon another. The power to manipulate‚ the power to fabricate a story‚ the power to compose a song or story‚ is all powers that the English language and intelligence around the world has brought to us. When I was an adolescent I was not the smartest. I didn’t have a gratifying vocabulary‚ and always had to work harder then the other student peers in my class. My cousin Blake always says
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In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak‚ Liesel shows similarities to her foster father‚ Hans Hubermann. As a result‚ their similarities help them connect to each other. One night‚ Hans finds a book Liesel was hiding‚ and he asks her “‘Do you want to read it?’” (64). When Liesel says that she does‚ he says “‘To tell you the truth‚ I am not such a good reader myself.’” (65). Despite this‚ they both persevere and read the book showing they both have a love of learning. Hans Hubermann and Liesel both
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Power of Words Do you remember the saying as a child‚ “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me?” The second part of this phase was and still is commonly overlooked‚ but many can oppose this statement according to personal experiences. Not only have people’s feelings been hurt by words‚ but many lives have been lost as well. The power of words is extremely powerful and can affect one emotionally‚ physically‚ and mentally. A certain phrase‚ phrases
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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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