expression and style. Zusak’s way with words is singularly inventive‚ since he uses figures of speech in a totally original‚ cryptic and poetic manner. The narrator is so extraordinary because he is Death. Death is not a person but throughout the story‚ Zusak portrays him to have human-like emotions towards characters like Liesel. He is an omniscient narrator. This means that Death knows all that is occurring‚ people’s thoughts‚ the past‚ the future‚ and much more. During the book Death transports you back
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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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ENGLISH ESSAYS Stranger Than Fiction In the film ‘Stranger than fiction’ by Mark Fortster‚ the director portrays the issue of time and how it has affected the protagonist who is Harold Crick. Harold Crick is an IRS agent who lives a ‘life of solitude’ and monotony. Harold Crick lives a calculated life timed to perfection by his wrist watch. This lasted for 12 years until one regular Wednesday when he hears the voice of Karen Eiffel narrating his life. The issue of time pays such a vital role
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a story I have been wanting to read for a while. The problem for me was always that it was too long and I couldn’t keep reading it. I thought this unit would be the perfect instance for me to force myself to read all the way through. There are a few other reasons I chose to read this particular story and I like that it is told from such an interesting point of view. The time period is of interest to me as well; it seemed like the right time to read a Holocaust book
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The Power of Literature In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak‚ one theme the author includes in the work is the power of knowledge. In The Book Thief‚ a young German girl‚ Liesel‚ begins to steal books. Her one dream in life is to read and write. Coming from a poor family‚ she is not given the opportunity to read as the other kids are. Only the rich could have access to extensive libraries‚ because of the cost of books. Hitler also wanted to maintain complete control of the Germans. This meant controlling
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Over the course of one’s life‚ it is inevitable to hit bumps in the roads. Some might be small‚ and some might be big. The response to these “bumps” is the development of individuals all around us. Some difficulties in our life help us realize our true hidden potential. Or some problems help us understand life as a whole‚ but it makes us who we are today. Living and understanding the disputes symbolises who we are. For instance‚ in Mark Zusak’s book‚ The Book Thief‚ the reader gets an understanding
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texts‚ I believe that this wasn’t the case and that intolerance and prejudicial attitudes were common. The four texts that I have chosen that show this is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ The Help by Kathryn Stockett‚ The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. These texts have made the themes of intolerance and prejudice apparent and have also shown myself and other readers why it is important to have tolerance within a community‚ without prejudicial attitudes
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Anne Frank‚ a Jewish victim of the Holocaust and author of The Diary of a Young Girl‚ once stated “Despite everything‚ I believe that people are really good at heart.” Even though people may do bad things‚ there is still good in people who do those bad things. Many people who may seem bad can also be deemed good at heart by certain acts they commit such as some German soldiers showing mercy to Jewish prisoners by giving them water‚ food‚ or not killing them when they do some job incorrectly.
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tragic wars and hostilities‚ even through tragic times beauty has shown as a light in the hardship of brutality. This is a recurring theme in the novel “The Book Thief” written by Markus Zusak‚ beauty and brutality occur in the characters Liesel‚ Rosa‚ Death revealing the confusing ways of society and humanity. Zusak won the 2014 Edwards Award for “The Book Thief”‚ which occurs in “machine” Nazi Germany. The society is facing the hardship of Adolf Hitler‚ who is trying to create a perfect world without
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understand the true power of words. They were the ones who could climb the highest. One such word shaker was a small‚ skinny girl. She was renowned as the best word shaker of her region because she knew how powerless a person could be without words" (Zusak 446). The Word Shaker story specifies the friendship between Max and Liesel. Liesel was once without words‚ therefore‚ she understands better than most people just how much power words can truly have. Liesel uses her words’ power for good. Saving the
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