Brief Summary Of The Book 'The Book Thief'

Relationship to meaning: Death is an omniscient narrator giving us the unbiased view of all the things going on during the WWII in the novel and describes the main characters like Liesel’s, Max’s or Hans Hubermann’s etc. point of view and feelings in the novel associated with WWII but focuses mainly on the events during the WWII and a lot of the times foreshadows character’s destiny.

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, takes place in 1940s Nazi Germany in the small town of Molching. The main character, Liesel Meminger, takes on a role as the foster child of Hans and Rosa Hubermann. She also meets a young boy named Rudy Steiner, who goes on to be her best friend and lover. In the book, Liesel faces many challenges big and small. From hiding a Jew in the basement to a thieving lifestyle, Liesel has to learn to overcome all of life's problems. Through all of this, she is supported by her foster father Hans Hubermann who is caring to people he barely knows, intelligence despite his lack of education, and generosity even when he has little for himself.

The Book Thief has had a place on my “To Read” list for quite some time now. For that reason I decided to read another. I knew that if i hadn't read it by now, it wouldn't get the dedication it should. I turned my focus toward a book that spoke of adventure and discovery, that promised to teach me of the world as well as myself. I continued to read The Alchemist because it did just that with its beautiful writing style and enchanting tale.

The book I selected is the Book Thief, a fictional 3rd person narrated story about an orphaned German girl name Liesel, and her life a few years before, and during WW2. When the story begins, she is with her brother and mother on a train car traveling to a fictional town called Mulching, a town near Munich. On the way, her brother suffered from an unknown illness, and coughs blood up and dies. When they dumped him out and dug his grave, she found her first book about digging graves. She later arrived at Mulching, and her mother left her to a new family, Rosa and Hans. The reason why she was given away was because her father and likely her mother were communists, which wasn’t allowed in Nazi Germany during the time. Her adoptive father, Hans

“So much good, so much evil. Just add water.” - Markus Zusak. This is a quote from my favorite book, The Book Thief. The book thief is about a foster child, Liesel Meminger, living in World War II Germany where death is abundant and books are scarce. In grade 7, the holocaust was a major topic in the syllabus and through the research we did and books we read, we could recall information about what had happened in our sleep. With the many books our classroom library had to offer, I chose the book thief for the mystery you would only unveil after getting to the very last sentence. However, you could bypass how long they made you wait to reveal the surprise as each page brought both tears and laughter. When I got to the last page, I could not

a. Exposition- The main Protagonist, Liesel, is introduced to us. Her brother had died on the way to their foster parents, and the holocaust/ Nazi germany is revealed as the historic backdrop.

In the Book Thief, Markus Zusak makes it easy to picture the soul crushing era of the holocaust, and all its horrors. The Book Thief is a delicate, painful, and intricately structured piece of writing narrated by Death itself and takes place in Nazi Germany. Throughout the story Zusak makes it clear that the power of words and relationships impact people's lives, and those surrounding them. The story itself falls under historical and dramatic writing, making it nonfiction for anyone interested those genres.

CHAPTER 1- This chapter introduces Liesel, her brother, her mother, and the Führer and shows the importance of them. It shows Liesels understanding of words can and there effects on humanity even though she can't read or write. The Grave Digger's Handbook is the first book that Liesel steals. It's important because she found it the last day she saw her mom and had to burry her brother. Also important is the fact that Hans is more involved with Liesel to begin with which foreshadows their close relationship.

The Book Thief was an excellent book. The beginning started out with Death explaining all of the times where he encountered the book thief. The first time Death encountered the Book Thief (A.K.A. Liesel Meminger) was on a train with her brother and her mother. Her brother died when on the train, and at her brother's funeral she stole her first book called “ The Grave Digger's Handbook.” After her brother died, her mother sent her to a foster home and left her there. She stayed with Hans Hubermann and Rosa Hubermann in which she learns to love them. Hans is very good at the accordion and teaches Liesel the joy in rolling cigarettes. Rosa is very strict and constantly swears. She becomes friends with a boy named Rudy Steiner who loves to run.

In the wide list of subjects that makes people uncomfortable , death has to be ranking near the top. Regardless of how much one avoids it, death is the inevitable and completely unavoidable conclusion to life. That is why, when picking up “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, one may be at first thrown back from the unusual choice of narration. After reading it for quite some time though, it is easy to understand why the author cleverly chose “Death” as the narrator for the book.

1: The Book Thief Marcus Zusak Plot: • Narrated by Death • The story of Liesel a nine year old girl • Her mother is forced to give Liesel to foster parents Hans and Rosa Hubermann • They live in Molching, a small town on the outskirts of Munich • Book ‘begins’ in 1939 • Book begins as Liesel travels to Molching with her brother and mother • Her brother dies of a cough in the train (possible Tuberculosis or similar) • Hans Hubermann is caring and gentle and he quickly develops a strong relationship with Liesel • Liesel experiences nightmares where she sees her brother. Hans helps her to cope with the nightmares • Rosa Hubermann is tough and loves to swear, but she loves Liesel even if she shows it in unusual ways. • Hans and Liesel take advantage of Liesel’s

he book thief is a novel, written by Markus Zusak, and told by death. Death narrates the life of Liesel Meminger, throughout her time in Nazi Germany. The book thief follows liesel through her brother dying, her being separated from her mother to her moving in with foster parents and learning to read. When liesels brother was buried, she picked up a copy of the book The Grave Digger's Handbook coining the nickname Book Thief. When her foster papa, Hans Hubermann, found the book under her mattress, he taught he how to read. Liesel quickly learns to love reading. After attending the book burning for Hitler’s birthday, Liesel decides Hitler is her sworn enemy. Seeing the book burning tempted liesel to steal her second book, The Shoulder Shrug.

1. Title : The Book Thief 2. Author: Markus Zusak 3. Date of Original Publication:2005 4.

The city was surrounded by a small river to protect us from the cruelty from the Jungle. The gates opened and in all the years I had lived in the city, the sun never seemed brighter than it was right now. But I know it hadn’t changed. As we loaded on the boats, weighted down by the heaviness of the rusty shackles, I was hoping I would wake up from some bad dream, and return to a life anew. A life where I wasn’t a thief, a life where I had parents to raise me. A life where I didn’t live in slums.

In The Book Thief ,by Markus Zusak, Death explores the world of Liesel Meminger and how she interprets the troubles of her time. In the book Death roams around Germany and is intrigued by Liesel's story. Liesel is a young girl from Germany with a passion of reading books, and she has just moved and is getting used to her new town. Death is a caring character that shows his affection for people, he shows an opinion on the pain of war and killing, and also shows an opinion on the change of children in Germany.