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The Book Thief Literary Analysis

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In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak the theme is Always be nice even in the darkest of times. In The Book Thief "Liesel would sit in her cold bed waiting with excitement even when her toes were cold and felt frozen." -Death. Death was explaining how when she was upset or depressed that someone was there to cheer her up, so even in the darkest of times there are still people who make it nicer and more joyful. Markus Zusa, death, the narrator of the book says, "In mid-February, when she turned ten, Liesel was given a used doll that had a missing leg and yellow hair. "That was the best we could do," Papa apologized. "what are you taking about? She's lucky to have that much," mama corrected him." When reading the Book Thief, Death tells that,

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