Death's Worth A Thousand Words

The character Death, in Zusack’s The Book Thief says: “That’s the sort of thing I’ll never know- what humans are capable of.”

To me the three mix of colours automatically point out more death, however the set of it is more described, with the colour white and black, as it gives off a dull, grave and quiet atmosphere. This is supported even more with the use of no dialogue; seen as a critical communicator amongst each of the characters. To me the Director’s purpose was to show the strangeness between each character, as each of them seemed as though none of them personally knew one another. This links back to the film the Dark knight, in the beginning during the bank robbery, as each criminal kills off the other for the higher reward, soon enough the Joker appears just as the priest, both seen as the vulture letting others do their dirty work. The feel of strangeness is also related to the text Montana 1948, as the aftermath result of Frank’s death. “The cemetery they made a point of standing on opposite side of the grave from us. Even I understood the symbolism: Frank’s death was an unbridgeable gulf between us” the author’s purpose was to portray the symbolism, of the indifferent perception of deceit, as Julian had hard reasons to believe Wes had done this too his brother through jealousy, whereas Wes’s perception, was to always obey to the law, a moral that he could not

Markus Zusak conveys power in The Book Thief through the characterisation of Death, the omniscient narrator and the protagonist; Liesel. As an omniscient narrator Death is in power due to his knowledge of all characters and events, Liesel is powerless during this time as she is a young female and a Jew. Liesel is depicted as powerless as Jews are targeted during this time of war and she is yet to know when she is going to be taken away.

Death is a very well-known figure that is feared by many in all countries. He is suspected of being cruel, disturbing and all synonyms of horrifying. Death is inevitable and that is the most fearing aspect of his persona. In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, Death is made to seem or resemble humans. Effectively using the narration role, Death introduces a unique description and definition of colors in which he uses as a tool to effectively engage the readers to the events occurring throughout the book. He also demonstrates him personal and different experiences as well, mostly about soul gathering and the implications of WWII that have affected him. On the contrary to Death’s dead, appalling and scary nature that many interpret him to be

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald the author's repeated use of colors indicate significant events and represent mood, specifically with Jay Gatsby's yellow car, Doctor T. J. Eckelburg's blue eyes, and the gray color of the Valley of Ashes. Together these three, along with other events or objects represented by color, are important in explaining the storyline to the reader **through creating moods and themes**.

Doctor Zhivago Unlike The Grand Budapest Hotel where the filmmakers are banking on additional viewings, Doctor Zhivago decides to use color sparingly, but effectively, on the first viewing. By doing this, the filmmakers of Doctor Zhivago are ensuring that everyone who watches the film leaves with an understanding of the color choices; one doesn’t have to watch the film multiple times to ‘get it’. The goal of Doctor Zhivago was to illustrate that “eternal love and hope amidst war and strife is possible” which is reinforced by connecting war with neutral colors. However, even amongst saddening times, perseverance will bring about moments of color and positivity.

Question #1 Answer: The narrator of the story is Death. Death sees life in terms of color, “Next is a signature black, to show the poles of my versatility, if you like” (Zusak 9). This is what death had said in order to show his versatility towards different feelings and ‘colors’. The reason why Death sees life in terms of color is because he must take the souls of others, therefore he wants to see the natural beauty of the world and that includes colors of the universe, which is why he describes life and sense of time in colors.

Narration is important in almost any book,  which is why it is especially important in   Mark Zusak’s: The Book Thief.  He uses foreshadowing, perspective, and interaction with the  reader to make the book so much more interesting. Zusak's selection of Death as the narrator heavily changes and alters the way the book is read. Death allows the reader to have a completely new and different perspective of Death itself, he heavily foreshadows very important events in the book, and he interacts with the reader many times throughout the book. By presenting death as the narrator, Zusak provides a more outside and impartial view of humanity’s pain and suffering (Johnson).

When thinking about creating a mood with color, one of the first principles involved is the symbolic meanings of different shades. It’s not that artists all follow these meanings precisely, according to Nancy Coons, but they still provide a universally understood language that can reach a viewer.

What is the first thing you think about when you hear the word death? In most cases, people fear death but as the narrator in Markus Zusak’s novel, The Book Thief, Death is a compassionate and honorable character.

The theme of The Book Thief is humanity. In the novel, human nature is portrayed varying and confusing. Why humans are depicted like this is because the novel is narrated by an omniscient non-human, Death, which changes your outlook on many different topics. Death does not understand how some humans such as the Hubermann family can be kind enough to try to save a young man’s life. While other humans such as Hitler, desire and aspire to destroy an entire race. “The consequence of this is that I’m always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty, and I wonder how the same thing can be both” (Zusak 491). This quote refer to how Death does not understand how humans can act completely different, but still be the

Billy Collins’ and Markus Zusak’s personifications of death both interact with humans. The nature of these interactions, however, reveal a stark contrast in their personalities and their tasks as Death. In “My Number”, Collins writes Death through the eyes of a paranoid man who fear Death and plans out his future encounters with this nefarious character. Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, is told through the eyes of the compassionate and empathetic Death himself; who describes his

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.

In The Book Thief, Death, has some surprising characteristics. Everybody thinks of him as some bad person that takes everybody’s life away, but in the book, he describes himself as just the result of humans dying. In other words, he isn’t the one who kills people. In The Book Thief he has two big characteristics, which are, irony and humanity.

To me the three mix of colours automatically point out more death, however the set of it is more described, with the colour white and black, as it gives off a dull, grave and quiet atmosphere. This is supported even more with the use of no dialogue; seen as a critical communicator amongst each of the characters. To me the Director’s purpose was to show the strangeness between each character, as each of them seemed as though none of them personally knew one another. This links back to the film the Dark knight, in the beginning during the bank robbery, as each criminal kills off the other for the higher reward, soon enough the Joker appears just as the priest, both seen as the vulture letting others do their dirty work. The feel of strangeness is also related to the text Montana 1948, as the aftermath result of Frank’s death. “The cemetery they made a point of standing on opposite side of the grave from us. Even I understood the symbolism: Frank’s death was an unbridgeable gulf between us” the author’s purpose was to portray the symbolism, of the indifferent perception of deceit, as Julian had hard reasons to believe Wes had done this too his brother through jealousy, whereas Wes’s perception, was to always obey to the law, a moral that he could not