Words Can Changes Your Views: The Book Thief Literary Essay Wouldn’t you like to read a book where the author gives you details of his or her story in mysterious ways? Markus Zusak created a novel of a girl observed by “Death”‚ in the town of Mulching Germany. Zusak’s novel‚ “The Book Thief” included different types of literary devices like personification‚ metaphors and de-personification to make The Book Thief a better plot for the reader’s imagination. Even though Zusak’s novel’s novel created
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“‘you never told me‚’ he said to a dead Erik Vandenburg and the Stuttgart skyline. ‘You never told me you had a son.’” (pg. 179‚ Zusak). Instead of becoming unhappy and despondent‚ Hans learns
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Life and Background of Author Markus Zusak is a forty year old man who was born in Sydney‚ Australia. His parents are Lisa and Helmut Zusak. His mother is originally from Germany while his father is from Austria and they immigrated to Australia in the late 1950’s. Markus is the youngest of four 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
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EDPROFST 707 ELAINE WILSON (Elle). I.D. 3712978 ASSIGNMENT 2 # Essay form‚ using reader response theory‚ describe your aesthetic and efferent response to each novel. Draw on your knowledge of past literary and life experiences to expand upon your responses. A couple of years ago my friends thirteen year old daughter had received The Hunger Games book as a gift and was so excited after reading it that she insisted that her mother read the book. My friend decided to read the book and she read
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says‚ the Hubermanns really did look fear right in the face. One example of this is‚ they allowed a Jew to hide in their home‚ going directly against the law and belief of Nazi Germany despite the harsh consequences that could be waiting for them (Zusak 173). The family all cared for the Jews‚ and put their lives on the line to protect and care for them to the best of their ability. Liesel‚ the foster daughter of the Hubermanns‚ showed tremendous courage numerous times. Despite her age‚ she always
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protagonists and antagonists they think of these people: Batman and Joker‚ Superman and Lex Luthor‚ and Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Generally protagonists are the heroes and antagonists are the villains. However‚ in The Book Thief the author‚ Markus Zusak‚ intentionally chooses the protagonist and antagonist to be different. Liesel is the protagonist and her progress is slowed by Death‚ the narrator. Death is the antagonist‚ but he does not mean to go against Liesel or hurt those around her. While there
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from his illness he tells Liesel that “‘You read to me twice everyday‚ sometimes three times”’ (Zusak 1251). This quote demonstrates the Liesel sacrificed her time for Max‚ when he may not even hear her. She cares about Max enough to read to him while he is ill. In addition‚ when Nazi Party members were checking basements Liesel intentionally hurt herself and “...held her grazed knee in one hand…” (Zusak 1254). This quote proves that LIesel will sacrifice herself for him. She injured herself on purpose
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Ms.Pindar ENG2D April 17‚ 2015 The Book Thief Essay The Book Thief written by Mark Zusak‚ which is narrated by Death who is also a character in the story. Death states‚ “It’s just a small story really‚ about‚ among things: A small girl‚ some words‚ an accordionist‚ some fanatical Germans‚ a Jewish fist fighter‚ and quite a lot of thievery” (Zusak 5). Humans are capable of both great compassion and great evil based on their experiences
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Alexandra Gandy Miss DiPetro English 3 May 12‚ 2011 Courage in the face of the worst “Here is a small fact: You are going to die(Zusak 4).” But have courage‚ for death will not come just yet. Show courage when faced with death and despair‚ like Hans Hubermann‚ Rosa Hubermann‚ Liesel Meminger‚ and Max Vanderburg. These are all characters from Markus Zusak’s book‚ The Book Thief‚ a story told by death‚ of a young girl‚ Liesel Meminger‚ who lives in Nazi Germany with her
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"No matter how many times she was told she was loved there was no recognition that the proof was in the abandonment" (Zusak 32). The novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is the story of Liesel Meminger‚ a young girl who struggles through WWII and faces the pain and suffering of abandonment. When one is faced with such an abandonment and is forced to cope on their own‚ they may feel lost and alone. These emotions force people to find comfort. As in Liesel ’s case‚ some people find comfort in books
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