Character Analysis Of The Film 'The Thief'

The Book Thief is a historical fiction novel by Markus Zusak set in Munich, Germany during the Nazi reign from 1936-1943. The novel incorporates a main character that is, in the beginning, an innocent child who doesn't understand the world and takes her on a journey where she grows up and matures through the hardships and challenges of her life. The story is narrated by the character Death, who is a fresh take on the Grim Reaper, only wearing the black cloak when it's cold and never carries a syte. Death describes the life Liesel Meminger, an orphaned girl who witnesses her brother's death and burial and finds herself being adopted by the benevolent old couple, the Hubermanns. The rest of the story follows Liesel's journey through her incredibly challenging life with the Hubermanns and characters such as Rudy, The mayor's wife, and Max helping her along. Symbolism in The Book Thief deepens the story by conveying many different ideas and emotions that supports the reader's understanding of the story. This is especially apparent with the use of the gravediggers to help the reader remember characters, the use of color to help the reader feel the proper emotions and remember the correct events, and the use of Liesel's changing feelings about Rudy to convey how Liesel grows and matures through the book.

The image of Stalin depicted in the poster 1.5.8 () , portrays Stalin as ‘God like,’ we see a figure, being looked upon by dancing children who are dressed in uniforms, looking up to Stalin as a strong ‘father like defender of the nation.’ (Pittaway, 2008p.142.) This ‘father’ title gave the impression that Stalin is trustworthy and caring. In addition, children presented a myth and used as propaganda to represent goodness, innocence, and the future. Stalin’s ideology was that if the children liked him, then he must be a good leader. Furthermore, the inscription shows

Resilient qualities in a personality exercises one's power on how they could control their outcome in dangerous situations. This quality is overwhelmingly evident in Marcus Zusaks The Book Thief. The main character Liesel Meminger and many others shows readers how a person can endure struggles with sustaining willpower. One by encountering death, two being the more willpower a person has the braver they become, and three, having the trait of courage.

The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak, outlines the tragedies and events that take place in Liesel Meminger’s life, in Nazi Germany. Throughout this young girl’s struggle of living in the oppressive Nazi regime, she is able to learn crucial lessons about life and the art of survival- some that follow her to the grave. The most important lesson she learned and the pivotal theme of the novel is that rebellion can be and beneficial in certain situations.

“I [Death] am haunted by humans” (Zusak 550). This example of imagery, a literary device, in The Book Thief juxtaposed how Death was haunted by the cruelty of human action, just as how humans were haunted by Death. Literary devices were implemented by authors to create gripping stories that they wanted to share with their readers. Novelist Aldous Huxley once said that “the essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about everything”. While casual readers may not realize the intricacies of literary devices in writing, they could definitely remember how the stories went. Through literary devices, stories can metamorphose into something greater and memorable. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, “To An Athlete Dying Young” by A.E.

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.

For three generations of boys, Mr.Hundert in the short story “The Palace Thief” by Ethan Canin has molded his students into the leaders of tomorrow. Mr.Hundert is candid about the Senators and other successful men that he has produced from his classroom at St.Benedict’s school. Being as certain as he was about his ability to create future leaders, when Mr.Hundert’s belief is challenged by Senator Bell, he surely goes against his moral compass in order to prove that Senator Bell is wrong. Mr.Hundert is aware that he is making a mistake however, he proceeds to augment Sedgewick Bell’s grades so that Sedgewick Bell would be able to participate in a prestigious school competition. At first, Mr. Hundert does this furtively, however when Sedgewick Bell cheats during the competition, Mr.Hundert’s initial actions of changing Sedgewick’s grade begin to to spin out of control. Called into question by the Bell’s, Mr.Hundert simultaneously ruins his reputation as an honest man, yet also proves his ability to not merely teach his students, but rather mold them, repeating his own mistakes of allowing himself to be used by others.

There is always some kind of conflict that is happening to humankind, as is depicted in The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. Liesel and Ilsa are both haunted by the death of their loved ones, but throughout the novel, both Liesel and Ilsa work to get over their losses and become empowered. The mentor/pupil archetype and symbolism cooperate to reveal how Ilsa and Liesel help one another confront their pasts and move on to a more positive future in spite of the tremendous losses they have experienced. Their library sessions and shared love of words empower each of them; they both conquer fears and overcome griefs during one of the darkest time in history, WWII in Nazi Germany.

In the Fictional novel, “the Palace Thief” by Ethan Canin, description, narrative voice and dialogue interface creating a unique novel. Through the use of figurative language delivers the author’s message that in contemporary society we are surrounded by paradoxes, such as educational intentions, ethical compromise and moral dilemmas.

Many new characters are introduced to us in this chapter. One of the first is Artie’s therapist Pavel who survived Auschwitz like Vladek. He helps Artie to get come to grips with his feelings of guilt and the thought that he is using his father’s memories and pain for profit. Pavel also helps with visualizing the process of what Vladek would be doing while working in the tin shop, so Artie would be able to draw it. Mancie was I believe the most important character here and was a very important part of this chapter. She was a Hungarian woman who was in Birkenau with Vladek’s wife Anja. She protected Anja and was the reason that her and Vladek were able to get in touch with each other again.Felix was the last character I chose to look at. He was a Belgian boy who Vladek tried to calm when he would scream about being taken at night. Vladek would tell him that all of them would be taken eventually, and that he should try to be brave. Vladek never

In “The Book Thief” written by Marcus Zusak, Liesel is a small, resourceful girl, who Death says “Has a mountain to climb”. It is not a physical mountain that Liesel has to climb, rather a emotional mountain full of rocks that tumble down the steep slopes trying to knock her off every time she stops moving forward. All her life she has gone without and been abandoned, but that never stopped her from climbing. Liesel is a very lucky girl to have so many “climbing partners” so to speak, such as Hans, Rosa, Max, and Rudy. Without her partners to help anchor her to the mountain, I am sure she would have perished long ago. Her journey started when she was just a small girl living in poverty with her mother and brother.

“Suddenly, the evidence overwhelmed me: there was no longer any reason to live, any reason to fight.” (99) In this quote Elie Weisel really describes how I look at chapter 7. Well I know other thing happened in this chapter but I really think that a big part of this chapter is about Elie not feeling like there is any will in his body to fight, to breathe, to live. Which really opened my mind up more in understanding the novel in a deeper way. It made me see what it could do to a person in a concentration camp. It dehumanized Elie. I believe that he was more like a caged animal. If you put a person like Elie in a “cage” a stripe him of his humanity he no longer will have a mentality of a human being. When you break a person for example in this book two of the worst things could happen: lose the will to live or could do whatever the person who put you in the cage wants you to do.

The developmental stage of a young child’s life is very crucial and can be impacted by the media. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Liesel Meminger is a young girl living in a very important part of Germany’s history, the Second World War. Liesel’s childhood unfolds and develops against the backdrop of a time when words, books specifically were used for power and control. Liesel is someone who has a love for reading and, as such, books become very important to her, not only for her education but for her rebellion and discovering her true identity. Throughout the novel, books become a crucial symbol used to convey the desires and discovery of identity for the main character as her childish ignorance changes to her mature adulthood.

War novels are often defined by focusing on small stories and unknown people, and in that regard City of Thieves is no exception. The story places its spotlight on two characters, Lyova Beniov (Lev) and Nikolai Vlasov (Kolya), during the siege of Leningrad. The relationship between these two characters indeed defines the novel and makes it stand out among others in the wartime category. Their comedic back-and-forth, coupled with the absurd mission they embark on together, keeps the reader engaged and helps ease the grim nature of the book’s setting. In that way, the reader benefits the same way Lev and Kolya do (in regards to their constant joking); it helps both parties escape the horrors of the situations they’re engaged in. However, while

Inception is an overhyped blockbuster accompanied by several moving parts that will leave you in awe, but nonetheless it 's a work of art. Dom Cobb (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) is not your normal thief he has the ability to enter people 's dreams and steal their ideas from their subconscious. His skill set has made him very sought after in the world of corporate espionage which has also cost him everything he loves. Cobb gets a second shot at redemption. He’s offered a job, plant an idea in someone 's mind. If successful it 's the perfect crime, but even with intricate planning a dangerous enemy awaits them at every turn. With only one man that could have foreseen this, Cobb. One of the most anticipated movies of the summer, leading to an outrageous amount of hype being built up prior to the premier of the film. It has it flaws but none the less it is truly a masterpiece.