other books popularly known that can claim to have such a narrator‚ which makes it stand out from its competition on the bookshelves. As the New York Times states in a review for the book‚ “brilliant… It’s the kind of book that can be life-changing” (Zusak). This quote clearly shows that the author’s decision in having death be
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Children in Poverty Markus Zusak‚ author of The Book Thief‚ does a wonderful job portraying the life of Liesel Meminger‚ a poor German girl suffering the effects of poverty‚ yet trying to make the best of life where it seems most unlikely. He expresses her hardships in such a realistic way that makes the reader feel sympathy for his characters--all of which are struck with poverty. Child poverty has been around for years and is still caused by problems in family structure‚ educational issues‚ and
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Human identity is shaped by a variety of things‚ whether we realize it or not. Even before we’re born‚ we are predestined to have a certain set of characteristics that are programmed in our genes due to the course of evolution. Accompanying that‚ is the way we grow up; how we’re socialized and the environment that we are surrounded by. These two factors set the base for who we are as a person and what we attribute to our personality. As we experience what life has to offer‚ we discover what matters
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darkness” (Zusak.84) Said Death. Death’s words describe Lisel being against Hitler and fighting him back by rescuing a book from the many that was burned.”Her brother was dead” (Zusak.21) Said Death. The story limits the information about Liesel’s little brother‚ Werner but from what was written Werner died on a train trip on the way to their new home. Having Liesel’s brother dead makes her mountain taller than it already is.”For Liesel‚ it was a ride in a car. She’d never been in one before.”(Zusak.26)
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in hiding. A sentence that is bright yet foreboding foreshadows the rest of the chapter. The way Zusak wrote Vandenburg’s walk leaving safety further explains a Jew’s need to survive and escape dangerous situation. Using short sentences‚ a feel of immediate suspense is given towards the readers. By continuing with his stilted‚ poetic style and staccato narration‚ the tension keeps on rising. Zusak draws a subtle connection between the descriptions of the town hall to Vandenburg‚ a young man full
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the shocking connection between Nazism and the fate of her family‚ as her father was a Communist. She ends up retaliating and takes a banned book from the burning at the rally and hiding it in her shirt‚ (Beneath her shirt‚ a book was eating her up (Zusak‚ 122). The Shoulder Shrug‚ the smoldering book she stole‚ symbolized her lasting memory of her family in retaliation against Hitler for targeting his family for being Communists as an act of rebellion against his regime. This moment of realization
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react with screams that “dribble” through the air slowly reaching out to others in a desperate plea for help. Mark Zusak illustrates a death scene with mere words using tactile and auditory imagery. The reader can feel on their own the situation of being caked in something surrounding them. A scream can be heard inching closer‚ a trickle at first but rising to a piercing sound. Then Zusak moves on to Death’s obsession of colors‚ described using an aside from Death himself to the audience. Simply using
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Innocence is a treasure not shared by many; the lack of guile and the sense of purity is what many desire. Unfortunately‚ innocence is something very easy to steal from someone. Liesel’s innocence was displayed and used in many ways in The Book Thief. Before her innocence benefited others‚ it first brought her to Hans and Rosa Hubermann. Her parents were communists‚ a concept she didn’t understand because of her age‚ so she was in danger. Because she was young‚ she had the opportunity to be safe
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ENGLISH SPEECH Good evening year twelves and thank you for having me. As you begin to reach the end of your turbulent journey through schooling‚ puberty and teenage antics‚ I can imagine you all feel very accomplished. Everything from struggling to hand in assignments on time‚ to English teachers threatening to gouge your eyes out‚ to spending ridiculous amounts of money on overpriced tuck-shop food‚ has contributed to your experience of both high school and adolescence in one way or another.
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to read‚ as she had rarely frequented school.” (Zusak 21 ). Further down in the novel‚ the readers learn that Liesel deals with anxiety and she is closed-minded due to her horrendous past. Although Liesel suffers from anxiety and being close minded; there is a small part of her that is open to the purity and kindness of Hans Hubermann heart. “Liesel observed the strangeness of her foster father’s eyes. They were made of kindness and silver.” ( Zusak
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