Essay On The Book Thief

In conclusion, Hitler caused WW II because of his actions. He abused his power as a leader to take control of the military and persecute the Jews. His military power helped spread out his empire and rule. As a result, the Holocaust involved all of the land conquered by the Nazi’s. It unfortunately killed a lot of Jews and other

Ruling Germany under a democracy, Hitler controlled and influenced everyone's ideas and views on particular religions, races and what is the ideal norm. This reign of power destroyed and developed relationships for Liesel. With the disappearance of her mother, father and the death of her brother Werner, Hitler ruined her sense of belonging with her biological family. Thus, creating a sense of belonging with the Hubermann family and the community of Himmel street. At the beginning of the novel The Book Thief (2005), Liesel has a neutral feeling towards Hitler as she only knows of him as the Fuhrer. However, as she grows an understanding of literature and the harsh reality during Hitler's rule, Liesel develops a loathing hate towards the

Death states 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 book shows us human doing things that weren’t even imaginable before this point. Many people give into ideas that were lies. But, we also watch a few people go out of their way and sacrifice everything for a man they barely even know. They do everything they can to keep him safe and alive. They work harder, the get another job, and they even steal. In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, death examines the ugliness and the beauty of humans.

“The power of words, written or spoken, have life. They can change the world.” (search quotes). The power of words should not be underestimated. Liesel proves this to be true in the novel and the film The Book Thief. She uses words to develop relationships with her foster father, Hans Hubermann; Max Vandenburg, the illicit Jew in her basement; and her neighbours. In the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak there is much more relationship development compared to the film The Book Thief directed by Brian Percival. This consequently causes the theme of the power of words to be less prominent in the film.

It could be argued that Adolf Hitler impacted every human being. At least this is true in The Book Thief as Hitler effects every character in some manner, and no character is affected more than Liesel Meminger. Hitler causes Liesel living with the Hubermanns, Max meeting Liesel, and the death of Liesel's friends. First of all, actions of Hitler's Nazi party resulted in Liesel's mom abandoning her. Dialogue from the book indicates that it is likely that the Nazi's took Liesel's mom away because she was a communist. Liesel asks "'Did the Fuhrer take her away?'" (Zusak 115) to which Hans replies "'I think he might have, yes'" (Zusak 115). Assuming that Hans is right, this explains why Liesel's mom abandoned her; she feared the Nazi's and what they might do to her family. Of course, anyone with a basic knowledge of World War Two would know that this is entirely believable, as communists were one of Hitler’s many enemies. Similarly, Hitler's Nazi party also causes Max Vandenburg to ask Hans for refuge. Obviously, Hitler was very Anti-Semitic, which meant that in Nazi

Death sees the color white all around, as if the world is covered in snow.

Through all of the irony and vivid coloring, The Book Thief is more easily understood after acquiring knowledge of reading literature with greater care and meticulousness. Applying chapters of How to Read Literature like a Professor can better enhance a reader’s awareness of hidden messages and symbols within certain works of literature. In Chapter Two, Foster explains how meals suggest a communion between all parties involved in it. Markus Zusak also uses meals and food to bring families together in The Book Thief. Foster also explains, in Chapter Eleven, how violence in literature usually stands for more than just violence.

In the past few weeks, we have been reading the book, the Book Thief by Markus Zusak. The book tells the story of Liesel Meminger, a girl from Germany in the time of the Holocaust. The book starts with her as a nine year old, and progresses through her life until she is an old lady. The story details the life of this woman through these times. And in the story, her priorities are reading and learning. She steals books like The Grave Digger’s Handbook and The Shoulder Shrug, but one book which has negative influence was the book made by the Nazi Leader, Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf (My Struggle). Hitler wrote the autobiographical book, which was spread around the Germans, who were brainwashed by the propaganda. The Mein Kampf influenced these citizens, but was the influence good? The book created nothing but negativity. There are three examples which are strong showings to prove the influence of the Führer caused nothing but hatred. Those three are Hans Junior, Max, and the entire population of the Jews. Those three personas were effected in a way which caused nothing but hurt to people.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak shows through the midst of brutality, beauty can still be shown. The main characters Liesel Meminger, Rudy Steiner and Hans Huberman, prove this statement they are all faced with perilous situations, but still manage to show beauty throughout the situations. Liesel Meminger display beauty during the air raids, as she manages to read to people in the basement. Rudy Steiner displays beauty he jumps in the river to get Liesel’s book. Through Hans Huberman nobel character he displays beauty as he risks his life to hide a Jewish man in his basement.

Kindness is shown even through the worsts of people, there is a mix of good and evil in the reader.Death is kind and caring towards humans with their souls. Death also has no choice in choosing his job as well as he does not enjoy it , and Death thinks that there is only good and evil, not a mix of both.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak takes place during World War II. The narrator of the book doesn’t give a name, though he gives clues about who he is and he turns out to be death. The narrator is death. His job was to carry souls of humans away when their time has come. When he first encountered the book thief, it had been when her brother had died. It was winter, January 1939. Liesel Meminger, her mother and her brother, Werner, were on a train leaving Munich, Germany to Molching to move in with her foster parents, Rosa, and Hans Huberman. Of course as you know, her brother had not made it. As they held a small funeral in a near town, the guy who dug up the grave had dropped a handbook in the snow. The Grave Digger’s Handbook the title read.

The dominant political figure of German history in the twentieth century, Adolf Hitler, was born in a lower middle class family in the provincial Austrian town of Braunau am Inn on 20 April 1889. In 1907 Hitler applied to enter the Vienna Academy of Art but his application was rejected. After the death of his mother Klara, Hitler decided to move to Vienna. He drifted from job to job, often selling sketches or painting scenes of Old Vienna and it was a period that he himself later called the most miserable period of his life. Many of Hitler’s views of the world were shaped by his experiences on the streets of Vienna and it is probable that his violent anti-Semitism dates from this time.

The Book Thief Task 1: Literary Elements 1) Setting: The story takes place in a small fictional town of Molching, just outside of Munich, Germany. 2) Tone: Desperately Hopeful 3) Style: Foreshadowing 4) Theme: Love, War, Courage, Suffering. 5) Point of View:

This year there is a big decision to be made in which teachers or students should choose the books for the upcoming year. Although this decision has many opinions on both sides of the argument I only support one. This decision in which the teachers will select the books would be inimitable for several reasons. One reason is that if the teacher selected the books then this would better help the class in lessons and challenge us. In addition, this would also increase test scores and reading ability for all the students in the class. Teachers would also help students to discover advanced genres of books and learn new and innovative vocabulary words.

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Austria where he was baptized into the Catholic church. He was the son of an Austrian customs official, and dropped out of high school at age sixteen. As a young man, Hitler dreamed of being an artist. He applied to the Vienna Academy of the Arts twice and was rejected both times. He made a meager living by painting and selling postcards in Linz, Vienna, and Munich. Hitler affected Germany greatly because of his political offices. He founded the Nazi party and served as chancellor until the death of President Paul Von Hindenburg when he became the sole dictator of Germany. Hitler affected millions of people worldwide through his political and social views and actions. He was brutal, assertive, and