Markus Zusak‚ in my opinion is a genius and a wonderful writer. Although I did not enjoy reading The Book Thief I felt it was written beautifully. Death narrating the story was brilliant and really unique. This was a book that I felt the author chose every word very carefully. My favorite part of the book was the bold text‚ it was almost like puzzle pieces to help you get a better idea of the story. One reason the book was not very appealing to me was because the author created these characters
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The film “The Book Thief”‚ directed by Brian Percival improves the viewer’s understanding of the Holocaust through trust and relationships. This is specifically shown when Max first arrives to the Hubermann’s house. The Hubermann’s immediately let him inside and speak with their actions about him staying there.This improves the viewer’s understanding of the Holocaust because it shows the desired need of trust from those trying to hide. Max was only alive because of his dependence on others to come
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the author would do well to maintain accuracy to the historical record‚ and as such‚ Mark Zusak’s The Book Thief offers profound insight into the social attitudes of all shades of German during the Nazi era. While many historical similarities can be found between the novel and reality‚ a more abstract approach can be used to identify the differences. Though some discrepancies between The Book Thief and the real historical account of WWII are evident‚ the similarities in terms of the power of words
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Year 11 Assessment: Changing Perspectives RELATED TEXTS ASSESSMENT – ADVANCED ENGLISH 1) Prescribed Text – The Book Thief a. Compose a summary/synopsis of the text (plot/themes/characters/key concerns). (100 words only) ‘The Book Thief’ by Mark Zusak The Book Thief is a story of a young german girl named Liesel Meminger in Nazi Germany during world war 2. At age nine her brother drops dead in front of her and when Death himself comes to collect his newest soul‚ he becomes fascinated with
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depressed. The Book Thief and The War Horse both show that war causes depression and death. The war left many people in poverty. In The Book Thief and The War Horse‚ many of the children had to go off into the war. This caused the family to lose their workers. In The Book Thief‚ there weren’t a lot of jobs available. The Jews were customers for many companies and they were being killed by the Nazi’s. This resulted many companies losing business. In The War Horse and The Book Thief‚ many of the citizens
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The Book Thief- Profiler Character: Death Ryan Pfanstiel Period 3 Reason for the Drawing: Although most assume Death looks like the Grim Reaper or a scary skeleton thing‚ in The Book Thief‚ Death is not. In fact‚ he even tells us what he looks like when he says‚ “I do not carry a sickle or a scythe. I only wear a hooded black robe when it’s cold. And I don’t have those skull-like facial features you seem to enjoy pinning on me from a distance… Find yourself a mirror while I continue” (Zusak 307)
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Death is the narrator of this story and begins by explaining his work. He talks about how the first time he saw The Book Thief ( Liesel Meminger) was when her brother (Werner) died on a train and he took his soul. Liesel and her mother get off the train to bury Werner and this was the first time the Book Thief stole a book The Grave Diggers Handbook was found in the snow when one of the grave diggers dropped it. Her mom then took her to her new foster parents in Mulching on Himmel street. Liesel’s
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view which is means they both tell a story from a certain perspective. Also the two elements‚ are both third-person‚ and are told from a person or thing that is not contributed within the actual story. In “The Book Thief‚” the narrator is death even though he is not in the story. The book is written from his perspective and is considered written in third-person. Since they are both third-person‚ they both tell the story as they hear and see
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Simple Sentences Effect in Book Thief In the novel‚ The Book Thief‚ Mark Zusak has Death‚ the narrator‚ retells a story that extends over years as well as many connecting events that affect each other. As a result‚ he uses simple sentences to disclose events that happened without elaborating on them. The simple sentences create an effect that balances the detailed explanation of each character’s internal conflict‚ along with showing the quick pace of the story. The author uses simple sentences
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Stories can provide connections‚ different perspectives‚ and morals/lessons; despite its capacity for serving good and evil‚ telling stories is proven to be the redeeming quality of human beings. The story of “The Word Shaker” is Max’s version of a fairy tale‚ including both Liesel and himself into all of it. Its dedicated to the power Liesel’s words have had over Max’s life. It’s a tale of how words can save people just as much as they can harm them. As Max states‚ "the best word shakers were
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