Molching The Book Thief Theme Analysis

Liesel discovers that by educating herself, she has the capability to allow herself to survive her desperate circumstances, while developing bonds with others. Liesel has gone through a lot and been in desperate circumstances. She uses her books as a way to persevere, she discovers the “book [with] silver writing on it,”(pg 21) it represents the end of a phase and a beginning of a new one. Liesel quickly adapts to reading, to mourn the loss of her brother, since she found the book where they buried her him. During the book burning, there is an opportunity for Liesel to retrieve more books, “the book thief [has] struck,” (pg 22) for the first time.

Liesel come to love her foster family, Rudy, and even Max. "Not leaving: an act of trust and love, often deciphered by children" (Zusack 37). When Liesel is still new to Himmel street Hans stays with her for hours of the night, this leads to their relationship building to that of a father, daughter type. "Rudy, please, wake up, Goddamn it, wake up, I love you" (Zusack 535) The bombs fells, the town was ripped apart, a 14 year old girl was sleeping in the basement. Liesel survived, she alone survived. Her best friend, the boy who loved her, was killed along with everyone else, Liesel was

Liesel’s personality evolves greatly during her childhood in Munich. Her stolen books show how she changes. They show the steps she takes along the path to becoming a better person. The author does this by telling us about the books Liesel steals and relating them to her current situation. Liesel goes from being stuck in her own sadness to being a strong person that wants to help

Liesel is kind-hearted because in The Book Thief she said, “ I don’t want to lose someone else”. She said this to Max after they became close friends. Given that, she is kind-hearted one can tell that she would do anything to protect her family from death. After WWII max and Liesel reunite and they hug and cry until they fell to the floor. Where Liesel use to live in 33 Himmel Street before there was a raid that destroyed the whole street, they hide Max. Her best friend is Rudy Steiner, he is a neighbor at first but then the friendship grows after each mischievous thing they do together. With Rudy, she grows and steals books for fun. Rudy might think it is fun, but to Liesel, it means for her. Like I said, she does this in memory of her brother. They have a race and it is a draw after falling. Rudy then said to Liesel, “If it’s a draw, do I still get my kiss?” Liesel then says, “ Not in a million years” and Rudy at the end he says “One day, Liesel, you’ll be dying to kiss me”. Therefore, at the end of the book and middle, she desires to kiss him but doesn’t until the end where he is dead. Later on, her family and she hide a Jew, Max Vandenburg, from the Nazis. Max and Liesel have grown close together. Liesel is competitive, compassionate,

Rosa Huberman is Liesel's new mom. Another way is when, after death, the narrator looked at the good in Rosa Huberman when Liesel was only looking at the bad. “She was a good woman in a crisis. Even when the arthritic Helena Schidt canceled the washing and ironing service, a month after Max’s debut.she simply sat at the table and brought the bowl to her. Good soup tonight.

Exposition – The story begins by death, the narrator, explaining to the reader the times he has seen Liesel, the book thief. He first saw her when her younger brother died on a train and he had to go collect his soul. The second time was when a pilot crashed a plane and death went to collect his soul. The third time death saw Liesel was when a bomb went off in her

While living 9 years without a father, Liesel finally found her perfect father figure Hans Hubermann. Since the beginning, Hans made a strong connection with Liesel when he convinced liesel to come

Hans first shows love and compassion towards Liesel, when she had first came to 33 Himmel street. It was Hans who sat with her every night because he understood that she was having nightmares and she had just lost her brother and would no longer see her family.. It took Liesel some time to finally open up and start showing love and compassion to Hans who she called “Papa”. Hans and Liesel’s relationship wasn’t like anyone else’s. Papa had introduced so many things to Liesel, Hans was Liesel’s first friend. Hans asked Liesel to keep a secret and it was about Max living inside of their home, but not only he was a Jew.

Themes are inserted within literature by the author in an attempt to provoke readers to think about the topic provided. In the novel, The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak, many topics are presents, such as, courage, suffering, and human behavior. The most prevalent, however, is the courage possessed by certain individuals. This theme, bravery, is evident throughout the entire course of the novel in Liesel Meminger, the Hubermanns, and Max Vandenburg.

She stole from the Nazi book burnings on the street, the Mayors library and wherever she could. Liesel also received two special books written by a Jew hiding out in her basement. She related to the Jew, Max, in many ways. They discovered that they both frequently had horrible nightmares and that they share the same passion for words. She was able to befriend an unwanted Jew in Germany because she was able to see past the hatred everyone normally felt. Liesel saw Max as another human being, and was loyal enough to keep him a secret. When Liesel spotted Max marching to the concentration camp with the rest of the Jews, she risked her life by running up to him. Her boldness made them both suffer the ruthless consequence of being whipped by a soldier. She was also brave enough to beat up a boy in her class who made the mistake of teasing her. Liesel was filled with rage. "Her knuckles and fingernails were so frighteningly tough, despite their smallness" (Zusak 78). Liesel had the audacity to stand up for herself because she refused to be ridiculed.

Liesel loves to read and it doesn't take her long to withhold her title as Book Thief. She starts with The Grave Digger’s Handbook which is the book she picks up after her brother’s death. Hans teachers her to read and painted her a “chalkboard” in the basement so that she can write down the new words she has learned. There ends up being a town “parade” which is really a book burning event where Hitler and the Nazis are commemorated, during this time Germany was looking towards invading new countries. Liesel is handed a book and pressured to throw it into the fire, to which she eventually does so. However, once the fire has been put out and everyone has gone home, she notices a book that is only slightly charred, not destroyed by the fire and picks it up. A car drives by and a woman, who is Ilsa Herman, the mayor’s wife, sees her take the book, but Liesel hides it under her coat and runs away quickly back home.

The Book Thief is set in the time of World War 2 where the Holocaust is present and disaster is everywhere. Throughout the story, Liesel, the main character, learns that words are extremely powerful and hold the ability for people to use them for good or for evil. Among the disaster and altercations, Liesel uses her literature to comfort her and make herself more powerful due to her knowledge, which demonstrates the theme of the story, the comfort and power of literature and words softens the pain of loss.

8. Hans’ Compassion Liesel witnesses Hans trying to give bread to a Jew. Not only does Hans and the Jew get whipped but now the Nazi’s become suspicious of Hans and search his house. Max is no longer safe in the basement and must leave. Liesel now has another loved one taken away from her.

A theme found in The Book Thief is words have power. The Book Thief’s main character Liesel Meminger is a symbol of words have power. Liesel symbolized a love for reading. Reading changed her outlook on life, it helped her grow as a character. Liesel’s first book, The Gravedigger’s Handbook, was a symbol

Liesel Meminger, her brother and her mom are traveling by train to the place their mom picks out to be their foster home and to live with their foster parents Rosa and Hans Huberman. But on the way her brother, Werner, dies and is buried in a graveyard full of snow. Liesel found her first book called The Grave Diggers Handbook and takes it. This is how she gets her nickname the book thief. They get in a car and drive to Himmel Street and arrive at the home that Liesel is staying at. As they arrive she thinks Rosa is a bit scary but she is getting used to how she