Abandonment In The Book Thief

When Max moved into the Hubermann’s basement, it was a favor for the person that saved Hans’s life, “‘He saved my life’” (Zusak 179). This is where we need to understand the power of words and see that they are the difference between life and death. When Hans make this promise, not knowing that the power of his words was going to affect him in the future, it really was the difference between the life and death. Next, there was the situation with the bombing in Molching. When Death is collecting the souls in the Hubermann household, as said by Death, “But there was no Liesel in that house. Not for me, anyways” (Zusak 532). During this time, Liesel was writing her own book in the basement. The words were powerful, and in this lucky situation, they literally did save her life. Again, understanding that there is so much power within one person with words. They come from people and they are able to create amazing stories and say amazing things with them. It is amazing how powerful one book can be with all the words in it. By way of contrast, words still do have the power to ruin lives. During this time period, Hitler had so much power with his words. To further explain, “The words. Why did they have to exist? Without them, there wouldn’t be any of this. Without words, the Fuhrer was nothing. There would be no limping prisoners, no need for consolation or worldly tricks to make us feel better. What good were the words?”

This part of the novel resembles a point in Liesel’s character in which she was passionate about the things she was feeling - almost as if she was determined to do something about it. As this event occurred, Liesel was filled with anger about her parent’s disappearance. She had recently found out that Hitler had something to do with it, which pushed Liesel to the conclusion that Hitler was not a man to be celebrated. As her hatred for Nazi ideals grew, so did her bravery.

She dosen't understand why she can't tell anyone but she will do anything to protect her family. Max and Liesel start to get to know each other and I think that makes Max happy because he has someone to talk to while he's in hiding. The other reason she is effected by the holocaust is Hitler. Hitler took her mom away. Liesel tried writting to her mom but her mom never responded.

First off, abandonment and lost was used when Liesel's mother left her and gave her to the Hubermanns, and when her brother Werner died on the train. First, Liesel felt abandoned after her brother, Werner died on the train on the way to the

Resolution – Liesel goes to live with Ilsa Hermann. After the war was over Max went to visit Liesel in the shop. Liesel ends up dying in Australia and she has a conversation with

Growing Through Times In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, growing up and losing innocence are conveyed through the characters Liesel and Rudy through ever-changing circumstances and war. At the novel's beginning, Liesel loses her brother and mother as she can no longer stay with her. This was her first encounter with growing up and losing her innocence. For Rudy, he comes to understand that someone he idolizes is not acknowledged by his country. In short, Markus Zusak conveys the loss of innocence and growing up through changing circumstances and war.

Even though they have two different family backgrounds and reactions with regard to the struggles they face, both of them strive to fit into the Nazi regime to avoid incarceration and death. Therefore, they are haunted by the guilt of leaving their families for survival through having nightmares. While Max shows his defiance against the Nazi regime through daydreaming about boxing with Hitler, Liesel publicly defied the Nazi regime through stealing a banned book, and helping Jews in order to protect the basic morals of humanity. Liesel believes if humans lose humanity, they would become “cold-blooded” and lose the true meaning of

Also, Hans feels guilty for what he did to Erik’s son, Max Vandenburg. Since the Vanderburg family is a family of Jews, the believe only one person in their family would survive, because of this the only person they try to save is Max, sending him to hide (which Max feels guilty for leaving his family behind). Though he stays at his friend’s store for sometime, when it gets too dangerous for him to be there, his friend, Walter Kugler goes to Himmel Street and Hans agrees to take Max, feeling it’s the least he can do for Erik. For the period of time that Max is in the Hubermann home, he becomes close with Hans, Ilsa and Liesel, with him writing books for Liesel, making a snowman in the basement and fist fights Hitler in the basement. To get to the Dachau Camp, at least once a

There are significant similarities and difference in the way that Liesel and Rosa react to Hans disappearance, and neither was affected more or less than the other. Sadness was the only emotion running through both Rosa and Liesel. Forgetting someone isn't easy. In this difference, Liesel has a hard time with the fact that her father was

After losing her mother and her brother, Liesel’s life and identity is changed drastically many times. It is through books that she discovers and becomes comfortable with this change. When she first meets Hans and Rosa Hubermann, her new foster parents, she does not wish to speak with them or get to know them. However, once Hans discovers Liesel with the book she stole when her brother was buried, The Gravedigger’s Manual, they bond over Hans teaching Liesel to read. Liesle describes the first time her and Hans have a lesson in the middle of the night: “She had done this at school, in the kindergarten class, but this time was better. … It was nice to watch Papa’s hand as he wrote the words and slowly constructed the primitive sketches” (Zusak

Over time, they find things that draw them together and they become close friends. This is amazing because at the time Germans were completely against Jews and the only thing most of them wanted for them was for them was to be sent to concentration camps. Sharing the fact that they both “lost” their families, they realize that both have misfortunes, but they also realize that they can never give up. Eventually, they overcome their fears and nightmares. Liesel also teaches Max that he can express how he feels about everything through words. Liesel and Max both had some kind of a passion for reading and writing which created another strong bond. In times of hardship, they were both the quiet man, and the outgoing girl that were able to support each

There are several situations throughout the book that show how Liesel becomes abandoned. In addition to losing her brother and her mother, Liesel constantly gets abandoned by other friends and family throughout the book in very harsh ways. Her family sends her to a foster home and is left with no she knows. After four years of living with her foster parents, they pass away in a bombing

"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 and words. Liesel 's perspective on abandonment can be seen through how she coped with her childhood trauma, Max 's illness and the Himmel Street bombing.

The acts of human nature can become a very difficult concept to understand. Markus Zusak uses Death throughout the The Book Thief to express the complexity of human nature. Death illustrates how complicated beings humans are and how they hold the capacity to act in both evil and beautiful ways. Throughout the novel Death helps give readers insight to the ignorance displayed and the pain it may cause a person. In the most troublesome and discriminatory times of the Holocaust, Death will point out the beautiful acts of compassion carried out by characters involved in the novel. Sometimes beauty and pain is mixed within the sacrifice some make for those they love and are loyal to.

Liesel family had to leave because her mother wanted a better life for Liesel and her brother. Liesels mom and brother were very sick that when they were in the train her little brother had passed away. Liesel and her brother were going to be adopted because that the was the choice her mother had for them to live a better life. Liesel had to steal books because in himmel street she could not have books. She also had to lie in certain situations like when her new family and her mad Max hidden in their house basement. Max life also changed because he had to leave his home in such a rush that her mother stayed behind and he had to go leave in for a very long time in the Hubermanns house. He also had to leave the Hubermanns house because it was too dangerous to stay