Analysis : ' Death '

They used a hard vocabulary to contain the terrible softness. Greased they 'd say. Offed, lit up, zapped while zipping. It wasn 't cruelty, just stage presence. They were actors. When someone died, it wasn 't quite dying, because in a curious way, it seemed scripted, and because they had their lines mostly memorized, irony mixed with tragedy, and because they called it by other names, as if to encyst and destroy the reality of death itself. "

He's being punished with poverty and lack of medical treatment. He is not alone.Liesel's book stealing never quite qualifies as criminality, unless you're being strict. As Rudy points out, it's almost silly to call taking books from Ilsa Hermann's library "stealing." Her book thievery presents a pleasant counterpart to the very real crimes of the Nazis.Being a Jew in these times means being a criminal. There is no move a Jew in Nazi Germany can make that isn't considered a crime.Death explains to us that sau means a pig. Saumensch is an insult for women, Saukerl is an insult for men. Arschloch is "asshole" (sorry for using the term, but it’s nessecary to describe this part of the book). These terms become terms of endearment between the characters as the novel progresses.At this early stage, though, being called a pig-girl isn't exactly endearing. Liesel soon learns that calling Rosa "Mama" is one big way to stay on her good side.Death tells us that this is a definition that isn't found in the dictionaries. As we see when we get into the Duden Dictionary sections of the novel, it's sometimes hard to find the right words to express what we see and feel.This theme is repeated over and over in the novel, by anyone who survives. Michael Holtzapfel's guilt over his brother's death (which he had nothing to do with and couldn’t prevent) drives him to commit suicide.The passage does a lot to highlight Max's suffering. Two years hiding in dark sheds has made him an

Everyone is familiar with the theme of death. “According to experience, death is the stopping of a behavior, the stopping of expressive movements and of physiological movements and processes…It is a departure, a decease, a negativity to the unknown…a departure without a return”(Levinas). Regardless of belief, death is the one equalizer common to man. There are countless stories attempting to illustrate or explain both the feeling and the nature of death given many various outcomes, fortunate or unfortunate. One point remains consistent through all of them: death is inevitable and no one can avoid it. Despite the fact that no man has ever evaded death, several people throughout the ages have unsuccessfully endeavored to unearth the secret to immortality. In fact, the “legends connected with the discovery of North America” also include those of a French explorer named Ponce de León who searched in sixteenth century Florida for the “Fountain of Youth” whose waters supposedly supplied vitality and eternal life (Olschki). In the literary works of Godfather Death and Appointment in Samarra, both tell a morbid tale resulting in death. Viewing the stories from a Christian worldview, both operate on false premises of superstition, man’s nature to control his destiny, and fallible, finite thinking.

Liesel and her brother are travelling by train to Munich with their mother to be given to their foster parents when she notices her brother is sideways and dead. After Werner’s funeral, Liesel, overcome with shock and

The first of them happens on the Fuhrer (Adolf Hitler)’s birthday. Because of her Hitler Youth group, Liesel is forced to attend the celebration in the town center. There, the people make a large pile of books and belongings and papers, all to be burned and destroyed for entertainment. Here, Liesel is traumatized by the shouts of Communism and destruction. She sneaks away and sits on the steps to wait for Papa. This is finally where Liesel analyzes her mother’s complete disappearance. She realizes that her being gone was of Hitler’s doing, and curses Hitler’s name. The other traumatic event happens at the very end of the novel. Liesel is in her basement writing The Book Thief, which is a summary of her life since she arrived at 33 Himmel Street in her own words. During this time, a bomb is dropped on Molching. This bomb ends up killing Hans and Rosa Hubermann and Rudy Steiner. This moment is when Liesel loses almost everybody who matters to her. Max Vandenburg already had left, her foster parents and best friend are dead, and her mother and brother have long been gone. Readers can see how much this affected Liesel when she doesn’t leave her bed in the Mayor’s house for days. She lets all of this emotion she’s built up pour out when she finds Max Vandenburg in a store and just hugs

When a person observes/encounters death their willpower shows determination that helps them survive. The first glimpse we see of this is on page 21. On the train to Munich liesel's brother dies. His name is Werner. He later gets buried at a graveyard just by the train tracks. There was a little ceremony and Liesel and her mother carry on. One thing Liesel takes is the gravedigger's handbook. This is portraying to us on how she will eventually turn into a thief, hence “The Book Thief”. This quote is portrayed by death; “One eye open, one still in a dream. It would be better for a complete dream. I think, but i really have no control over that”. (5, 9) In this quote Liesel believes that the situation that had just occurred was a dream, but she knows that it is not. She learns to read the gravediggers book and it opens up the opportunity of books into her life. Another example of death is when Hans trades cigarettes for Mein Kampf. Hans’ history with Mein Kampf has been a wild one. On Hans’ way back from WWI he

Commentary: Death is an omniscient narrator. He switches between many of the characters in the book. He describes many of the characters feelings, emotions, and thoughts throughout the story.

Associating each color witht the Natzi Flag, Death refers to them as each time the book thief came into visibility. Liesel, her mother, and her brother were traveling to Munich, when suddenly her brother Werner died. Left with no choice, Liesel was forced to be raised by her foster parents; Rosa and Hans. At first, she wasn't too fond of either of them, but as timed passed she adopted a closer relationship to her Papa Hans. Throughout the story, Liesel faces many life altering events, but her and Rosa share one in common-- Hans was drafted into the war.

In 1938, young orphan Liesel arrives at the home of her new foster parents, Hans and Rosa. When Hans, a kindly house painter, learns that Liesel cannot read. He teaches her the wonders of the written language. Liesel grows to love books, even rescuing one from a Nazi bonfire. Though Liesel's new family barely scrape by, their situation becomes even more uncertain when they secretly shelter a Jewish boy whose father once saved Hans' life.

Liesel is a nine year old who her life had changed because of the society she was in. she liked reading books but because of the society she was in she couldn't have books but she stole book due to her society. Max is a twenty two year old guy. Max was a jew who his life also changed because of the society he was at the time. He had to run away from his home and leave her mother behind. Max didn't have anywhere else to go but to the hubermanns house. He couldn't be seen or he would be in big consequences that might of be really risky. Due to that, Max had to hide for a very long time in the Hubermanns basement, until one day he decided to leave because it would put everyone in that house in danger. Rudy was eight months more older than Liesel. He had blue eyes, hair

Liesel moves in with the Hubbermans after having an emotional rollercoaster. Her mother is taken sway from here right after her brother dies. The Hubbermans are starting to learn more about Liesel and her personality. Death states, “they then discovered she could not read or write”

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

If ignorance is bliss then why does life sometimes take a turn for the worse when we ignore things? Most people are guilty of ignoring something at some point in their life but when a warning about your death is ignored then things always go horribly wrong. This is the case in Death is a Lonely Business by Ray Bradbury. Throughout all of Death is a Lonely Business people try to ignore everything--such as warnings, disappearances, and death--just to keep their false sense of bliss and security away from their fear of death.

The first key word that comes to my mind concerning Samhain is Death. The cycle of birth, growth, and death occurs repeatedly throughout nature and human lives. Samhain is a time that we can embrace the reality of death and conquer our fear of it. A second key word is Ancestors. Samhain is a special time to remember and honor those who have died. During this time we celebrate their lives and reflect upon the gifts that they had brought to us. A third key word is Introspection. Samhain is a time when we can reflect upon the events of the past year. It’s a wonderful time to take personal inventory, and plan for the coming year. A final key word is Release. After a time of personal introspection when we discover any personal weaknesses,

Death is the main character, as well as the narrator of this story, yet the author provides us with no real description of her other than calling her a woman. Death narrates this tale in a way that leads us to believe that she is almost an omniscient being in the way that she is able to describe the dialogue between the servant and his master, but an omniscient narrator is incapable of being surprised himself or herself and we find this not to be the case in this story. I believe the author intended to do this in order to make Death appear mysterious, yet also familiar to the reader. Once Death is given human elements, like the ability to be surprised, it gives the illusion that one can cheat death.