Rudy In The Book Thief

The Book Thief, written by an Australian author, Markus Zusak, is a devastatingly powerful historical-fiction novel that bears several re-readings. Being one of the greatest, most divinely-written epilogues in my school library, The Book Thief, is a soul-shattering, thought-provoking story that undoubtedly can be recommended to the young and old alike. This poignant, prolonged, but achingly sad book, is the pinnacle of contemporary historical-fiction, poised to become a classic. Phenomenally breathtaking, and inspiring, bringing nothing but anticipatory dread, this lyrical, surreal book, though depressingly morbid at times, was my “gateway” to historical-fiction. The tribulations and trials provided in the novel, had inevitable passion, perspective

For my fiction book, I have decided to read “The Book Thief”, by the Australian writer Markus Zusak. The story begins with an introduction narrated by Death personified. I've found that unlike the many times I've read about this being and their thought process', this one is almost kinder in a way. It is not a heartless being that has merely grown bored of it's eternal task, it feels sympathy for those he effects, both directly and indirectly. It seems to take an almost childish interest in the main protagonist, Liesel Meminger, one filled with innocence and curiosity.

Hope and courage are two feelings that are only powerful when used together. To be courageous and not hopeful is a suicide mission; on the other hand, having hope and no courage will never give one the urge to oppose the problem. In Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief, the whole story is the epitome of courage and hope. During the second world war, the young Liesel Meminger is adopted by the Hubermann family, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, who teach her the power of words, as well as the importance of kindness. Moreover, one of the themes of this novel is the creation of hope from courage, and it is shown through the author’s use of symbolism, allegory, as well as irony.

Self- Confidence is a feeling of trust in one’s abilities,qualities and judgment.In The Book Thief, confidence motivates the characters to survive in Molching through Nazi Germany.Of all characters,Rudy shows his confidence in situations with Tommy Muller, Viktor Chemmel, Franz Deutscher and Liesel . Rudy’s confidence is as strong for the love for Liesel contributes to his survival.Rudy’s confidence led him into being a caregiver, believer and wrongdoer in The Book Thief.

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, takes place in 1940s Nazi Germany in the small town of Molching. The main character, Liesel Meminger, takes on a role as the foster child of Hans and Rosa Hubermann. She also meets a young boy named Rudy Steiner, who goes on to be her best friend and lover. In the book, Liesel faces many challenges big and small. From hiding a Jew in the basement to a thieving lifestyle, Liesel has to learn to overcome all of life's problems. Through all of this, she is supported by her foster father Hans Hubermann who is caring to people he barely knows, intelligence despite his lack of education, and generosity even when he has little for himself.

Back in the 1960s a house would cost about $12,400. A couple of weeks after Rudy saying no to buying a house his girlfriend broke up with him. When Rudy's football season at Highschool was over he got to give one last tackle and it was on his coach. Not only was that one of his favorite tackles it was one to remember. Before Rudy went to college one of his friends that believed he would make it to Notre Dame got in an accident in front of his eyes. In the power plant that he worked in had a mess up and his friend didn't make it. Although there were good and bad parts that he went through in his high school life it gets even better in

Also, the race is revelatory to the characters because Rudy wants to show his affection and kiss Liesel. Liesel thinks her and Rudy are only friends while Rudy will be devoted to attract her in for a kiss.

Throughout the story, Rudy must grow up and become more responsible, as his father is drafted to the war, and he must help his mom take care of his family. The Jesse Owens Incident is a huge turning point for Rudy. Rudy’s father tells Rudy important things after he brings him home. “On the way home, Mr. Steiner decided to talk politics with the boy as best he could. Only in the years ahead would Rudy understand it all- when it was too late to bother understanding anything.”. This quote shows that Rudy was told things with the intent of helping him grow up, but he didn’t comprehend or use the things that were spoken to

In The Book Thief, we saw how Liesel felt through the words that were written. The book told us in detail how Liesel felt about both Max Vandenburg and Rudy. When I watched “The Book Thief” as a movie I saw in even more detail Liesel’s empathy for Max. Liesel we could tell was a very brave girl. Liesel had also gone through a lot of hardships throughout her life and we got to learn about them form both the book and the movie.

Rudy father told Rudy not to do that “Because you shouldn’t want to be like black people, or a jew people, or anyone that is not us” said his dad, but Rudy did not understand why. This is what Rudy’s father said in page 60. Hans would of be with his kids because his kids believe in the German WWII . How the German WWII affected Max a lot because he was a jew, he would of never been seperated by his mother and he wouldn’t have to hide from the Nazi. Liesel, would of never lost her little brother for going on that train or she would of never been seperated by her mom because she was a

As you may know the narrator of the book thief is Death. Death is a very important character in this great book. Death just thinks humans are really complex and throughout the book he sees the ugliness and beauty of the human race. He likes someone, in particular, which is Liesel. He thinks her story is beautiful. During my reading of this novel death would spoil something that will happen in the future and then apologize for it after. The question is does death have a heart? He proves he does due to his kindness to help the human race. “You see? Even death has a heart” (242 Zusak). Ugliness and beauty of Liesel’s life story, are shown abundantly in the book thief.

In “The Book Thief”, Liesel and Rudy can relate to the beginning lyric. In the song, it says “You and I in a little toy shop/Buy a bag of balloons with the money we got”(ln.1-2). In “The Book Thief”, there’s a scene where Liesel and Rudy find a coin on the ground, and use it to buy candy. “The excitement almost stung as they rushed back to Frau Diller’s, not even considering that a single pfenning might not be the right price. They burst through the door and stood in front of the Aryan shopkeeper, who regarded them with contempt...It didn’t take long take Rudy long to dig the coin from his pocket and place it firmly on the counter. He looked straight into Frau Diller’s spectacled eyes and said, “‘Mixed candy, please.’” (155). From the reading,

When times get tough, it is courage that helps one survive. In the story, The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, Liesel Meminger must deal with the death of her younger brother and the painful abandonment of her mother while she tries to settle into her new life with her foster parents. Her new mama, Rosa, shows love in a harsh way, but she develops a deeply close relationship with her gentle, patient papa, Hans and her best friend, Rudy. After secretly stealing a book (24) and learning to read from Hans (64), she develops a love of books and the power of words. Liesel, Hans, and Rudy, show great courage while trying to manage everyday life in dangerous Nazi, Germany during World War II. They show the reader that

He made new friends, plays with everyone outside after school, and has his obstacles in life. Sometimes the problems that Rudy faces are different than our everyday ones, however; this is because of the time period and the significant events of WWII going on. An example of the challenge he faced was when he had to defend

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak takes place in Germany during the World War II. The book is about a 12 years old girl, Liesel Meminger. She gets abandoned by her mother and goes to live with her foster parents, the Hubermanns. Hans Hubermann, Liesel’s foster father, teaches Liesel and how to read and write which brings their relationship closer. While Rosa Hubermann, Liesel’s foster mother, always calls her a saumensch (a pig), but after the story continues their relationship gets better one by one.