Narrated by Death‚ “The Book Thief” is the story of Liesel Meminger‚ a nine-year-old German girl who was given to two foster parents‚ Hans and Rosa Hubermann by her mother in the small town of Molching‚ shortly before World War II. However‚ on their way to Molching in the train‚ Liesel’s younger brother Werner Meminger dies. Although Hans and Rosa Hubermann have two children of their own that have already moved out‚ they agreed to take care of Liesel for the small portion of money would they receive
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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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perspective and experiences. However‚ those people can be categorized as victims‚ perpetrators‚ or bystanders. Victims of war are people that suffer from being targeted. The victims have a role of suffering physically and mentally. Throughout the three books‚ the prominent victims were the Jews. That includes Elie and his father‚ Vladek and his family‚ and Max. All of them had gruesome experiences that no one else in the war would have to endure. For instance‚ Elie was sent to concentration camps‚ and
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nature of a person is revealed when they are alone or in a dangerous situation. It is a quote brought to life through the character of Hans Huberman in Markus Zusak’s ‘The Book Thief’ (Zusak‚ 45). The book is set in a small German town during the Second World War- by far Europe’s darkest period. The fact that the narrator in this book is no other than death reveals just how dire the situation was. It is a time when the Third Reich is at its peak. The Nazi
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Throughout The Book Thief‚ the good and the bad of humanity is shown in many ways through the eyes of the narrator‚ death. In the times of great killing and blood‚ Liesel finds peace in reading and later on many other people find peace in her reading as well. humanity is both beautiful and ugly. there is good and bad that can be found in everything‚ this story describes both aspects of it. Death wonders how humanity can be so ugly yet so beautiful. We portray both traits for many reasons. Humanity
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Jayda Sliger 2 Red The Book Thief Significant Passages Assignment Prologue: “You are going to die.” Page 3 This passage is at the very beginning of the novel when the narrator is introducing the topic of death. This passage was chosen because throughout the entire book the characters are tragically dying‚ especially at the end after the bombing. We see everyone that Liesel associated herself with die‚ and this one haunting sentence foreshadows the events. This statement makes it known to readers
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picture shows significance because the man showed empathy to the girl and he cared about how bad she was living. It also shows that the man gave his sandals to her because she needed it more than he did. This picture is similar to the scene in the Book Thief where Hans Hubermann offers a piece of bread to the Jew. Personal Reflection Personally‚ I think that relationships do not always involve two people who are in love with each other‚ but it also involves friendship and family. In fact‚ I think that
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The Book Thief is an encouraging tale of a fictional girl named Liesel. Liesel was raised during a time of great pain and suffering: Nazi Germany. Many Jews‚ Gypsies‚ mentally and physically disabled‚ and others were killed over a ten year timespan. Scope magazine adapted the book and the movie to create a play. One of the characters‚ named Death‚ states‚ “I’m always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty‚ and I wonder how the same thing can be both.” True‚ we’re
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The general idea for this narrative film treatment is about a trouble teenager who live in a bad and corrupt neighborhood in the inner city. He’s always in a much bigger chaotic environment. With a big ambition of knowing what he wants to become in life‚ and much productive mindset but lack the sense of parental guidance. He was going through struggles and life challenges. He found himself mingling with the wrong crowd. He bumped into an old friend that will introduce him into the life of crime and
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plenty of tragedy throughout the book. There’s no question. Though we do not know much about her life previous to her residency at the Hubermann’s household‚ we can definitely say that she is full of misery. Her tragedies at the start and her relationships for the duration of the book taught her that there is much more to life than just sleeping‚ eating‚ and working. She learns that life is about loving not hating. Liesel does not shower at the beginning of the book for a few weeks. I see this as
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