Describe The Relationship Between Max And Liesel

Some people perceive kindness in different ways as what they might think seems nice, could be harmful to others. When Liesel tries to communicate with Max, she does not pause to think that such an action would put her and Max in danger. On page 513, the book narrates “He cried as the soldiers came and a small collection…Standing, he was whipped”. It was Max who was the one whipped by the soldiers because they saw Liesel hugging and talking to him. Max’s life was placed in danger because Liesel thought she was being kind by talking to him. It is understandable that she wanted to communicate with Max after a long time of not seeing him, but the manner in which she conveyed her emotions to him was too obvious to the soldiers watching. Had Rudy not been quick on his feet to go and help her, she would’ve been punished more for speaking with Max. In addition to the immediate damage done, other people who witnessed the situation would think that Liesel’s family was sympathetic to Jews, something not considered good at that time. The long term consequences of Liesel’s stubbornness to speak with Max set an even deeper impression to when Hans gave the bread to the Jews and therefore puts her and her family in more danger. This is another example of Liesel’s stubbornness, or perceived kindness, which place her and others’ lives in danger.

“ “You know something?’ Hans said. He leaned toward the fire ‘Liesel’s actually a good little reader herself.’ Max lowered the book. ‘And she has more in common with you than you might think.” Papa checked that Rosa wasn’t coming. ‘She likes a good fist fight, too.’ (page 218)” Liesel does in-fact have many things in common with Max. There is this one similarity that links them together. They both have nightmares about their families. When they told each other about their nightmares, there was a bond created between them.

other was. Expanding on that, Max and Kevin both made the other feel like they were meaning something in the world; not just a speck in it. With the information shown, friendship is important as, having a good friend can help you through rough times.

I am captivated by this segment because I feel words hold great meaning. They possess the ability to enable us to feel a varying range of emotions. Words can be sophisticated or simple, either way when they have been strung together appropriately they hold the ability to tell a fabulous tale. I am able to relate to the section where Liesel wonders, at what point the words she has learned and read go from having just some meaning to having the capacity to change your entire view point on certain subjects. Being an avid reader myself, I have been shaped by the novels I have read.

Throughout this book, Liesel finds many friendships such as the Hubermanns, Max, and Rudy. I believe that Markus Zusak is trying to show that though war is a terrible struggle to be involved in, it can bring people who would never have met together. If Hitler had not taken Liesel’s mother away, Liesel may never have met the Hubermanns and learned to read with Hans. Though Rosa and Hans are her foster parents they learn to love each other and they become honest friends. The circumstances with Max led him to the Hubermanns for his survival and there he meets Liesel and their friendship slowly grows. Another unlikely friend of Liesel’s is the mayor’s wife. Though Liesel doesn’t see this as such, it definitely is.

The differences between Liesel and Max are astoundingly big, but circumstances have brought them together. When a Jewish man shows up on the Hubermanns’ porch, Liesel is curious about whom this stranger is. When she first catches a glimpse of him on page 186, she also notices what he brought with him. “When she stole one last look at the foreigner in the kitchen, she could decipher the outline of a book on the table”.

Creating a vinculum with someone else can be very difficult. Starting a relationship can be the hardest part for a shy person. This difficulty can get worse if this person itself has lost the confidence in others, when everyone is against him/her. But, when two people meet, and start a friendship, having things in common may straighten this link between them. Besides, this people may support each other making a bad situation endurable. A great example of this type of relationships is clearly exposed on Markus Zusak’s novel, The Book Thief. This book tells a story that takes place in Germany during World War II. A little girl whose name is Liesel Meminger and a young Jewish man called Max Vandenburg have many things in common and their lives have been marked by death, words and fear. And thanks to Life’s whims Liesel and Max create a strong bond that lasts for a lifetime. Both Liesel and Max have a strong relationship since they evade Nazi persecution, have nightmares and are united by

However, one interesting theme is forming ties with others. In Liesel’s journey, she meets many people, exclusively through her love of books and words. For instance, Liesel and her foster father, Hans Hubermann, did not have a strong bond with each other. It was evident that Liesel did not want to be with Rosa and Hans Hubermann. Later on, Liesel would have to deal with the constant remarks of Saumensch, Saukerl, or Arschloch by Rosa. On the other hand, she became more comfortable living with them because of reading and learning words from “The Grave Digger’s Handbook.” Hans and Liesel establish a deeper and more involved relationship with these books. For example, Hans and Liesel study the alphabet which shows their bond developing. “[Hans] patted the girl’s hair. She’d fallen into his trap. ‘With a smile like that, you don’t need eyes.’ He hugged her and then looked again at the picture, with a face of warm silver. ‘Now for T’ (68). Moreover, Hans gifted Liesel with books for her birthday such as “The Mud Men,” which intensified their relationship even more. Based on this evidence, it is palpable that Hans and Liesel’s bond strengthened through books and words from the moment of Liesel’s arrival through the end of their

Liesel and Max turn out to be dear companions, and Max composes Liesel two stories about their friendship, both of which are recreated in the novel. At the point when Hans publicly offers bread to an old Jew being sent to a death camp, Max must leave, and Hans is drafted into the military during an era when air strikes over German urban areas were raising as far as recurrence and casualty. Liesel next sees Max being walked towards the terrible imprisonment at Dachau. Liesel loses trust and starts to hate the written word, having learnt that Hitler's propaganda is to be faulted for the war and the Holocaust and the passing of her biological family, yet Ilsa urges her to write. Liesel composes the narrative of her life in the Hubermanns' cellar, where she marvelously survives an air attack that murders Hans, Rosa, Rudy, and other people on her square. Liesel survives the war, as does Max. She goes ahead to carry on with a long life, dying at an old

Besides from being a poignant narrative and creating a closer friendship between Max and Liesel, it also provides Liesel with the inspiration to share words, which helps both Max when he fatally sick and her neighbours while stuck in an air-raid shelter.

Friendship is the main thing that gets Liesel moving every day. Liesel looks for Max during every walk to Dachau. Finally, Leisel found Max in the walk and risked her life by jumping into the path of jews to speak to him for one last time. It was a very serious thing to do because If you were caught being nice to a jew you could be killed. This would also show everyone that Liesel loved a jew, and everyone would hate her for that. Liesel had a very strong relationship with Max. Liesel loved Max so much she did not care about anything besides Max. The nazi soldier was screaming at Leisel not to go to Max, but Liesel did not care. Then she did it again. Liesel got whipped trying to spend time with him for the last time. She was going to continue,

The theme friendship can be found through the whole story, like how Max and Liesel become good friends and how Liesel becomes friends with Rudy, which contains signs that their relationship can turn in more then just friends.

Next, for Hans Hubermann books symbolize love. Hans develops a very special relationship with his daughter Liesel through books. Hans reads every night with Liesel, and that is why they are so close: “They read through the early hours of morning, circling and writing the words she did not comprehend and turning the pages toward daylight, (Zusak 86).” Since the book inspires Hans he spends his days teaching his daughter how to read and write. Another way Hans shows love through books is when he buys Liesel books

When Max and Liesel saw each other for the first time in a while, they hugged and cried and fell to the floor. After Max and Liesel reunited in October of 1945, they started to hang out and spend much time together. They did everything together and told each other everything they had done in the past couple years. They think about what they did when they were younger on Himmel Street and how Liesel always brought him stuff when he was ill. As they are talking, Liesel starts to think when she had a friendship relationship and is maybe wanting to have a romantic relationship with him now. As life progresses for them, they start thinking about the future and they start to contemplate being together for life. As they analyze

The first point to this is when Hans Hubermann (Liesel’s step father) took Liesel in and was the first person to show her love at her new home when she was scared. He comforted Liesel whenever she was having a hard time. Max Vandenburg also showed love to Liesel. He was the Jew living in the Hubermann’s basement. Despite Max being in a dark basement hiding and fearing for his life, the one thing that kept him happy was Liesel. When Max was sick Liesel read to him every day until he recovered. Besides relationships with family, there was another main character that loved Liesel. His name was Rudy Steiner. Rudy had loved Liesel since the first moment he seen her, he did whatever he could for her right up until his last