The Book Thief

good life. In the work of historical fiction “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, there is a character named Liesel who struggles to become properly educated in Nazi Germany. Liesel struggles to fight against the power of Nazism. Her, and some of her friends gather knowledge about the world that they live in, and the worlds they don't live in. She approaches the summit of her mountain of knowledge when she puts all of her life’s experience into one book she writes. When her friends and family are…

Guilt. Noun. The bittersweet aftertaste of regret wrought from sin. Written by Markus Zusak, The Book Thief is narrated by none other than Death itself within Nazi Germany, which sets the stage for tragedy. People die all the time. They die throughout the course of the story, and their deaths fill certain characters not only with grief but with guilt as well. Videlicet, these characters are Hans Hubermann, Max Vandenburg, and Michael Holtzapfel, whom the author uses to question whether or not…

A Girl with a Mountain to Climb – Prompt 2 The novel, The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak is a grand series of stories narrated by Death. The stories recall a young German girl named Liesel who faces her foster parents, Nazis, and most of all, hiding a Jew in her basement. Also, Liesel grows and develops throughout these stories in a WWII Germany. As she grows up on Himmel Street in Germany, Death himself narrates and gives the reader his perspective on each of Liesel’s obstacles, mishaps,…

Liesel Meminger, also known as The Book Thief, has experienced my unfortunate events. She lost her mother and her little brother and her own life and the ones of the Hubermann's are also in danger. Who or what is the cause of this? The main culprit of all these events is the government. Their beliefs, restrictions and cruelty influence the characters in this novel greatly. At the beginning of the novel a major event happened. Liesel, her mother and her little brother are introduced.…

stay the same, however, change could be carried out in many diverse ways, and this is shown through The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. The Book Thief is a story narrated by Death; it takes place in Munich, Germany during World War 2. The book consists of a German girl named Liesel Meminger who is left alone by her mother, and is put with foster parents; she comes across something she can’t resist-books, thereon after, Liesel experiences many calamities. As a result of tragic experiences, Liesel…

In The Book Thief, Liesel Meminger had a great relationship with her foster father, Hans Hubermann. Overtime, this relationship developed into something very special. I believe this relationship is the purest and strongest in the book. Hans who is an incredibly kind, decent and patient man, easily wins over Liesel’s affections after she comes to the Hubermann household. He does this through several different acts of kindness all of which help Liesel feel loved, supported and okay with who she is…

The Book Thief uses World War II as the desolate setting for Liesel’s journey. At the start of this novel, Liesel is innocent and unaware, however it quickly changes with the loss of her brother. This excerpt best forwards the theme that the loss of innocence is simply another casualty among the many of war. The death of her brother is incomprehensible to Liesel, “Still in disbelief, … He couldn’t be dead” demonstrates her inability to face reality. Her childhood has abruptly ended,and has…

Anne Frank once said, “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.” This powerful quote runs with a prominent theme seen in The Book Thief. That in which there is beauty in and after destruction. When good is seen in the midst of evil, that is truly a beautiful thing. In the novel The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak, the author expresses his inspiration and disgust towards humanity. As death narrates Liesel Meminger, we look into her life during world war two. She has…

Growth It is important to have different types of people in your life, because you can grow in many different ways. In the Novel, The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, us readers come to realization that growth happens to be one of the Largest accomplishments seen throughout the characters ' lives, for many different reasons. Max grew as a human being by becoming more independent. One way he became more independent, was how he didn 't rely on anyone. "It 's a shame we can 't take you with us. It…

were killed because of their race. The Book Thief by Mark Zusak takes place during the holocaust in the 1940’s. The book portrays cultural, character, and thematic analysis. Growing up during the holocaust was definitely not easy. If Germans didn’t agree with the rules Hitler set they were killed immediately. The jews had it the worst though, they were killed for absolutely nothing. In Hitler’s eyes they were the reason for the economic problems. In the book Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, her…