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Narrated By Death In The Book Thief By Markus Zusak

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Narrated by Death, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a tempestuous sequence of events portraying Liesel Meminger’s encounters furthermore the dreariness she is exposed to in the small town of Molching, Germany during World War II. Just before the Nazi regime, nine years old, Liesel Meminger, is sent with her younger brother, Werner, to live with their soon to be foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, because their mother is being sent to a camp for being a Communist. Unexpectedly, Werner passes away on the train ride, leaving Liesel alone to adapt to her new life, fear and stress about her family’s safety put at stake, and experience an unexpected tragedy towards the end of the novel. Although Liesel is hesitant when she arrives, Hans Hubermann is comforting and forms a bond with her by teaching her how to roll cigarettes and to read. On the other hand, Rosa comes across as a brutal and bitter woman, …show more content…

In conclusion to Erik saving his life, gallant Hans shelters his twenty-two year old son, Max Vandenburg, by taking him into his home and keeping him discreet in the basement. The Hubermanns must not tell anyone that they have taken in a Jew or else Hans and Rosa could face relentless consequences. After resting up, Max is able to feel cared for on account of Rosa feeding him soup, Hans allowing him to clean himself, in addition to Liesel reading and writing with him in the basement. During a march through town, gallant and heartfelt Hans decides to give bread to a weak and scrawny Jew, which he soon regrets through the fear of Nazis coming to ransack through his house to look for him or evidence of Hans being a Jew lover. Due to living in constant apprehension of the Fuhrer finding him along with his urge to see the outside world and the danger Hans put him in, Max turns himself in and leaves the Hubermanns with

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