Misha Vs Liesel

The setting of the book is in World War II where many people were forced to abandoned their homes because of the holocaust. Like Max, many Jews had to hide or be forced to concentration camps and leave their families. Liesel has to grow up in period of fear, hate, and guilt. An example of this is when Hans gives bread to a dying Jewish man and is beaten and called a Jew lover. This example illustrates why Jewish people had so much to fear.

Later, in the ghetto, Misha found Janina, and began bringing her food. He started staying the night with the Milgroms and spent more and more time with Janina. One day, Misha introduced Janina as his sister. At, the time, he did not know why, for Janina was not his sister. Later, Mr. Milgrom gives Misha a Jewish armband and Misha becomes a Jew. These all become parts of Misha’s identity, and later that night, Mr. Milgrom declared Misha a part of his family. “[He] slept with his new family almost every night now. Mr. Milgrom always said goodnight to [them], first to Janina, then to [Misha]. He always looked forward to this moment, as no one had ever said goodnight to [him] before,” [p.

During this time period, Germany and Russia were in a horrific war. There was constant bombings and raids in cities including Himmel Street in Molching, Germany. This kept everyone on their toes just in case they were bombed in this area. They needed to get out of the area as soon as possible so they didn’t die. In the book during the second raid, people scared out of their mind sat around, “That was still an immutable fact, but at least they were distracted now, by the girl and her book” (Zusak 382). Liesel read to the scared people to try and comfort them. In this dark time, Liesel gave people comfort and she was able to make the situation slightly better and not as scary for many people. Sometimes, the right words can make the situation a lot better. Words can be comforting and make everything feel better. For example, “For at least 20 minutes,s he handed out the story. The youngest kids were soothed by her voice” (Zusak 381). Even though it is a dark situation, it made it better. Comfort during this dark time is what these people needed. Being calm in a situation like this had a positive effect on everyone around Liesel. Next, when Max, a Jew and the son of Hans Hubermann’ s friend, moved into the Hubermann household, it put the family in a very risky and life threatening situation. If they had gotten caught with a Jew in their basement, there would have been horrible consequences for all of them. But, the more time that Max

This novel made me learn that, even when we are in times of struggle or need ourselves, we need to think about others. About how we should be less self-serving when there others we could help. Which in turn makes us feel better, the joy we give to others often is returned with a very rewarding feeling. When you can barely scrape enough together to keep yourself alive, the last thing most of us are thinking about is helping someone else. However, the generosity Uri, Mischa, and the other thief children is so great, that they still insist on giving to those around them. Uri and Mischa, after their nightly raids, would go over to the orphan house and give them food and toys. When the Jewish people are all taken prisoner and put in “the ghetto”, Mischa chooses to join them, even though he is not Jewish. He is a small boy and is able to fit through small gaps in the fence in order to steal and bring back food for his starving friends and their families. Uri has managed to escape, so now it is up to Mischa alone to bring food to the orphan house. It is dangerous eneough to feed his friends, let alone the orphans, but still Mischa goes out his way to make sure they have enough to survive. Jesop, a man staying the Ghetto, “you go, every night you go. Why do you come back?” This made me realise that, if people who have nothing can still give so much, then the rest of us who have

"It was crying and praying. So long we survived. And now we waited only that they shoot, because we had not else to do" (267). This quote from the end of the novel ironically describes what the Jewish people endured after the concentration camps. Vladek Spieglman among other suffered through traumatic experiences; though Vladek certainly did survive the holocaust, old Vladek did not. Post-Holocaust it is revealed by Spieglman that his father, Vladek, develops two personalities—before and after the concentration camps. Vladek’s post-holocaust life was haunted by the horrors he witnessed while being in the concentration camps; he went from a young, handsome resourceful man to a miserable, old man who does nothing but complain.

Protagonists: The main protagonists in the story are Misha, Janina, Uri, and Dr. Kroczak. Misha is an orphan boy about 8 years old, who lives in the streets and steals food. Janina is a jewish girl, about 7 years old, and lives with her family. Uri is a jewish boy who met Misha and helped him until he went to the ghetto. Dr. Kroczak is an older man who owns an orphanage and was later later sent to ghetto.. The relationship between these characters are that Misha and Janina are siblings but not blood or adopted related. Janina’s father offered Misha to go

This is one of the first situations in the book that exemplifies going through a hard time. In this case the concentration camps, can change who you are as a person even after you have already developed your own

She dosen't understand why she can't tell anyone but she will do anything to protect her family. Max and Liesel start to get to know each other and I think that makes Max happy because he has someone to talk to while he's in hiding. The other reason she is effected by the holocaust is Hitler. Hitler took her mom away. Liesel tried writting to her mom but her mom never responded.

The Jewish family soon gets taken to the other side of the wall, a slum area, the ghetto. Misha still follows his pattern, goes back and forth between the wall and the outside world by just a very small hole on the wall, only he can go through. Uri slowly leaves Misha behind by doing his own whereabouts since Misha is doing fine on his own. Slowly questioning the main character, he only focuses on what he’s doing. After spending months with mostly the Jewish family, he starts to realize the reality around him. He didn’t fit in with the Milgrom's,. In fact, his story didn’t suited him. He leaves his fabricated life to start over. “My identity as a Gypsy vanished. Gone were the seven wagons, seven brothers, five sisters, Greta the speckled mare. Deep down I guess I had always known my Gypsy history was merely Uri’s story, not reality. I didn’t miss it.. When you own nothing, it’s easy to let things go.” pg.104) He slowly thought less and less about the orphans and more to the Milgrom’s. Later the tables get turned. Janina who is more of a sister than a best friend, follows Misha everywhere he goes. She copies him, sets him up for failure, and seems more “needy” than she first seemed to be. From how Misha treated Uri by wandering off, causing trouble, creating more responsibility, is now being inflicted back to him from Janina. From a new character change, Janina is now

My sister is ripped from me, shouting and kicking with fear. Anger and confusion build up in young Rina’s wide, grey eyes. The German devils roll their eyes when they see our pain. They scuff, “Toughen up, Jews,” making us feel worse about this tragic life we’ve been forced to live. Rina yelps when a Nazi soldier slaps her and shoves her away from me. I think to myself, “This is the end. If Rina is gone and my parents are separated from us, how are we all supposed to live in this unfamiliar place alone?”

Two young refugee children, childhoods ruined. Stuck in a new place, a new place to call home? Ha and Dania are both two young refugee girls, who are stuck in a middle of a war (Ha is from Inside Out and Back Again, by: Thanhha Lai, Dania is from an article published by Scholastic Scope called: Shattered Lives, written by Kristin Lewis.) Different country, Different time, similar challenges. Although Ha and Dania are both strong characters, their actions reveal what is most important to them from their home countries.

Throughout the novel Liesel is known for having a close relationship with her father, Hans Hubermann, when Liesel first moved to Munich and started school she was falling behind the other students in her class. In order to help Liesel advance in her studies, Hans taught her to read and was her confident when she needed to discuss something. Hans Hubermann was one of many of Liesel's loved ones that died during the air raid on Himmel Street. Liesel's close relationship with her father left her devastated when she learned of his death, she also stated “Goodbye, Papa, you saved me. You taught me to read. No one can play like you. I’ll never drink champagne. No one can play like you.” (Page 361) The short and choppy sentences found in this quote may represent the fast heartbeat Liesel had as she said goodbye to Hans and felt the numbing attitude of guilt from having to start a new life without him or a home - the air raid destroying both. Survivor’s guilt is also felt by Michael Holtzapfel, a veteran of war and the son of Frau Holtzapfel. During the war his brother, Robert, dies in the field. When Michael is granted leave to return home, he “killed himself for wanting to live.” (Page 339) Also, during an aside that contains the

These characters went through a lot and most of their experiences were similar. For instance, these people as a whole all hated the Nazis and Hitler for making their lives so miserable and scary. On pages 6 & 7 in the story “ The Boys Who Fought the Nazis” the author talked about how Germany was a dangerous place to live and everyone was scared to talk out about the

After a little more than a year living in Auschwitz, the mom couldn’t take anymore. She didn’t want to leave in isolation anymore so she started to plan to leave the city.

Hans is a passionate, caring man who earns his living as a house painter by day and an accordion player by night. Liesel believes his eyes show kindness, and is closer to him from the beginning than to her foster mother. He is one of a few in their village who is not a registered member of the Nazi party, which comes to have serious repercussions on the family as the book progresses. Rosa Hubermann is a stern, strong woman who looks like a “wardrobe with a coat thrown over it” and would be “cute,” but appears perpetually annoyed. She peppers her language with epithets like “Saumensch” and “Saukerl” and “Arschloch”. “Sau” refers to “pig” and mensch is girl and kerl is man, arschloch sounds pretty close to its English equivalent. From the beginning Liesel is “saumensch,” which at first refers to Rosa’s annoyance at taking this girl in, even though it does mean more money for the family. But by the end, it has become a term of true endearment. Liesel’s best friend in the village is a little boy named Rudy, “the boy next door who was obsessed with the black American athlete Jesse Owens.” Rudy is in love with Liesel and always pesters her for a kiss, which he does finally receive, after some pretty serious turns in the story. He is a simple, almost naïve boy, and would do almost anything for her, including jumping into a nearly