The two significant characters chosen are Liesel Meminger and her foster mother Rosa Hubermann. At first, their relationship is one in which Rosa cares for Liesel and loves her, but does not show this love and care openly, so Liesel feels quite distant from her. When Liesel first arrived, she refused to get out of the car. Unlike Hans Hubermann who quietly invited Liesel to come out, Rosa had simply enquired “[what was] wrong with [Liesel]”, and “stuck her face inside the car” and said “ ‘Na, komm. Komm. ’” The interrogative sentence used by Rosa shows her annoyance and impatience, as asking “[what was] wrong” with someone showed dissatisfaction in that someone. The word “stuck” is an action which is sudden and has connotations of impoliteness. …show more content…
This shows that Rosa did not seem caring to Liesel. The translation of “ ‘Na, komm. Komm.” is “come on, come over”. The repetition of the word “komm” gives the sentence a slightly more rushed feel, showing Rosa’s impatience with Liesel. All this shows that Rosa did not seem to give Liesel love. However, it is mentioned by Death that Rosa “did love Liesel… It involved bashing her with wooden spoons and words”. This shows that Rosa did care for Liesel, it just was not shown openly. Liesel is shown not to feel close with Rosa, as when Rosa told Liesel to call her “Mama” and Hans “Papa”, she did it “[w]ith a typical fistful of words”. The word “fistful” shows how Rosa did not speak gently, but forcefully as “fistful” has connotations of force. Liesel had “answered quietly” to this. The word “quietly can suggest timidness, showing how Liesel had not felt close to
There was many people who joined the war, some of them were forced to go, and some of them were being choose to go. The author says: “…some of them excited by the adventure, some of them afraid, some of them exhausted from the long night march, some of them looking forward to reaching the sea, where they would be safe.” The author uses the images of the sea to build to peaceful picture on their mind. There was major difference between two characters that are Toby and Paul. Toby is used to wars and everyone knows him, and he has a nickname that is called: "Buffalo", and some of them were calling him "Buff". Paul is new to a war, and he is afraid and no one knows him and he doesn't have a nickname.
She doesn’t seem that interested in getting to know people, as much as she is interested in keeping money to survive and supporting her habit. Due to the lack of love Rosa received from her mother she had no motivation to stop what she was doing and change for the better.
Wiesel understands that it would be difficult to adequately describe the true nature of what happened. Instead, he allowed for the silence between the words serve as the true
For instance, "The accordion remained strapped to her chest. When she bows her head, it sank to her lap. Liesel watched. She knew that for the next few days, mama would be walking around with the imprint of an accordion on her body. There was also great beauty in what she saw and she decided not to disturb it." (429). This shows a new side of Rosa Hubermann that has compassion, how the times of crisis and how Hans was drafted to the war and the bond that the family has made with Max. After everyone was taken, Rosa then realizes that her life was not as horrible as she previously thought, but in fact, was great. She finally realizes she should appreciate her life and starts to treat everyone with warmth and compassion. Rosa Hubermann shows herself to be a true example of a dynamic character as she transforms
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.
Before this moment, Liesel could not even use words at all, she was illiterate. Now, she has grown and changed, and so has her use of words, and now she is using words as weapons, wounding others around her. She
Her foster mother, Rosa Hubermann, collects laundry to provide necessities for the family; she collects laundry from the wealthier parts of town. Rosa takes Liesel with her on her laundry job; and because of this, the broken girl meets the silent woman. Liesel usually walks to Ilsa’s house, so it is significant her walking to a new pathway of healing. When Liesel first meets Ilsa, she describes her as a woman with hair like fluff and a bathrobe. Zusak uses the word ‘fluff’ because it is usually not given a second glance; it is normally ignored. This is used to show how Ilsa has ignored her happiness because she feels guilty about her son freezing to his death. Ilsa’s feelings are represented by her doorway, “Standing fluffy-head and shivery in her enormous cold-aired doorway. Always silent. Always alone. No words, not once” (94). “Cold-aired doorways” suggest frigid but open paths. The mayor’s wife shows no sign of friendliness or enthusiasm, although, on some level, she is willing to let Liesel in so that both of them can walk down a new path as different people. In the mayor’s wife’s state of coldness, she feels empty, blank. She is frigid because of the ‘home-cooked’ war that took her son, home-cooked meaning started at home. In Germany, a home that is supposed to be safe and welcoming it isn’t for her son. So Ilsa’s home is not welcoming either. Ilsa desires to suffer like her son does, “he froze to death” (146), and so she attempts the same painful exit from
So to solve this issue she wrote a note saying “Every Time you take food from your children we will find a way to take yours” signed The Avengers. She took the initiative to help the two children and expected nothing in return.his shows how humane Rosa truly is, she doesn’t give to
Rosa Hubermann was not shy when she was first introduced and you hardly saw a glimpse of her quiet side. When Liesel, was dropped off at Rosa’s house, her first words were harsh towards the girl. She always used the word, Saumensch, which means bastard in english. Besides using harsh words, Rosa had a loving side
While Max beg for his life Liesel was enjoying her summer as any child would today. Liesel had been advancing through her readings both that of The Shoulder Shrug and those she could get her hands on in the mayors library. When she wasn't reading or delivering clothes she was out in the streets playing soccer with the other children and growing closer to Rudy, showing the beginning signs of attraction. Both Liesel and Rudy were experiencing hunger, as Rosa was forced to provide her family with pea shop day in and day out. Their hunger had driven them to the point that when presented the opportunity from a boy by the name of Arthur they enter a thief ring.This band of thieves only stole
“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another,” by Alfred Adler. Empathy for others is a prevalent theme in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper lee. Written in 1960 (Lee), this novel is based in a small town in Alabama called Maycomb. Scout Finch, the perspective in which the book is written, is a young girl describing her experiences in an innocent and empathic way. This town is tangled in a very tough past of racism and discrimination.
In the name of the father, and the son, and the holy spirit. This phrase, I learned is commonly used within the Catholic faith. Catholocisim is one of the major world religions that has a huge presence in European and Latin American countries. Its members such as Pope Francis, has a powerful religious and political impact on many countries throughout the world who have a large Catholic presence. Throughout this experience, I learned a lot in terms of the Catholic faith. This paper will highlight some of the many things I learned about the Catholic faith, my experience, and how this religion is incorporated into the everyday lives of its members in terms of holidays and the message they are encouraged to live by.
In Markus Zusak’s novel, The Book Thief, Rosa Huberman gives off a very strong first impression to her foster daughter, Liesel. When Liesel first arrives to her new house, Death describes Rosa as using a “fistful of words” (35). By comparing her words to a fist, Death is implying that her words are powerful and strong. This creates an image of how Liesel perceives Rosa’s personality: overpowering and impactful. For example, in the same sentence, Rosa states , “From now on you call me Mama” (35). By coming off so strong, Rosa is most likely trying to assert herself as a powerful figure in the house. Also, just like being punched by a fist, Rosa’s words left a lasting impact of her personality on Liesel. In addition, it sets a recurring theme
The resentment within the young girl’s family is essential to the novel because one can understand the young girl better as she makes her decision.
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