Events of World War I in Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief

As I sat at the desk reading my copy of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, I was transported to a different world. How can a mere book take one to a different place? The question may never be answered, but Markus Zusak found a way to take his readers on an unforgettable and life changing journey. The Book Thief, not only can change the reader’s viewpoints on the world, it can change the way they think from the inside. Markus Zusak’s novel is work of art, a masterpiece and what I would consider the

around the world have tried to define death; to give it meaning and explain its impact. A common literary device known as personification is often used to attribute human-like characteristics to death in an attempt to show their interpretations of death. Personification allows us to “use insight about ourselves to help us comprehend such things as forces of nature, common events, abstract concepts, and inanimate objects” (qtd. Quinn). In Billy Collins’ “My Number”, Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not

Night vs The Book Thief Both set in the time period of World War II, Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief and Elie Wiesel’s Night tell a story revolving around the events of the Holocaust. However, each book tells a very different story and uses different word choices to describe their story. The diction used in the young-adult fiction novel The Book Thief and the nonfiction memoir Night drew a sharp contrast when compared to each other, highlighting the intentions of each book. Night, a mostly non fiction

The second World War is a topic everyone is aware of, but rarely is it seen through the eyes of death itself. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is able to capture life in Nazi Germany the way the ominous Death would see it. Since its publication in 2005, Zusak’s novel has been praised by many critics and has become an international bestseller. This historical fiction novel follows the story of Liesel Meminger, a young girl whose life changes after she discovers and steals a book in the snow. With the

Narrator- a person who gives an account or tells the story of events, experiences. In the historical non-fiction Night by Elie Wiesel and Markus Zusak's historical fiction The Book Thief, the narrators offer unique perspectives to readers of World War II and also the Holocaust in Germany. Night's first-person narrator and The Book Thief's third-person narrator both bring out the realities and actualities of World War II by describing the horrors of what they each had to see and go through. The fact

style in The Book Thief, and subsequently determine how each element elevates the narrative and themes. Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief has been hailed as one of the most poignant and harrowing works of fiction in recent times, grappling the concept of the Holocaust through the story of a young girl, narrated by the on-page realisation of Death. While the novel is classified as historical fiction, it is the unconventional use of postmodern writing techniques that elevates The Book Thief above others

The Book Thief “I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.” Markus Zusak's The Book Thief conveys not only the power of words, but that there is also so much heart, even in a place where times are so dark. During the beginning of World War II, Liesel is moved to new foster parents after witnessing her brother die and her mom abandoning her. Soon she finds out that a Jew hides away in the basement. At first she is uneasy, but the man tells stories and dreams that

“I am haunted by humans.”- Markus Zusak, The Book Thief. Humanity has encountered multiple occurrences of tragedies, joy, oblivious to things occurring in our world. In Markus Zusak’s novel, The Book Thief, he discusses a tale of humanity in one of the darkest moments in our history; The Holocaust. The novel is centered around a young girl, Liesel Meminger, who witnesses all the horrific events that are occurring during the Holocaust. Liesel is a victim to her own illiteracy - to her inability to

The Book Thief, a historical-fiction novel written by Markus Zusak, has caught the eye of every young adult reader all over the globe. The powerful story is poetic, yet very touching – tugging on everyone’s heartstrings. Throughout the novel, readers learn about the Germans and Jews during World War 2 and the Holocaust from Death’s point of view. The unconventional, philosophical perspective keeps whosevers reading interested and leaves an emotional effect on them with a better understanding of what

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief are similar in multiple ways. One example being that they both end rather realistically. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak begins and ends rather abruptly. This, however, adds a sense of realism to this moving novel. At the start of The Book Thief, a young girl named Liesel, her younger brother and their mother are on a train to Munich, Germany. The mother was delivering her starved children to foster parents. The boy, however, did not