The Book Thief : The Character Of Adolf Hitler

Hitler and the Holocaust is a very informational novel written by Robert S. Wistrich that not only explains this horrible time in history, but also gives us a look into the mind of Hitler and Nazi ideology. This book is not just centered on Hitler and Germany as it my sound, antisemitism spread like a plague all across Europe even before the Holocaust took place. In this work, Wistrich is not making an argument, but is trying to find an explanation on why so many inhumane actions were allowed.

There have been countless atrocities committed throughout history. Most of these atrocities are justified and developed from ideas and false realities. The most infamous atrocity of all history, the holocaust is no exception. Adolf Hitler, the leader of Germany from 1933 until his suicide at the end of WWII, was directly responsible for the deaths of over 12 million people. Alan Bullock in his book Hitler a Study in Tyranny dispels any notion that any of Hitler’s ideas were original. Bullock proposes that Hitler and his rise to power was a product of other political ideas and a knack for exploiting the timing of events to extend his influence. According to Bullock Hitler’s coming to power was the product the political ideals of the late 19th and early 20th centuries which he was exposed to, the world post-WWI, and a knack for exposition events to his favor. He used his gifts of using propaganda and his organizational skills to use politics as a means to achieving power.

In Part 5, The Book Thief describes how Rudy and his buddy Tommy are forced to run many laps, up downs, and dived in a big pile of mud many times (Zusak 269-270). On page 283, Rudy talks about how the field at the Hitler Youth had just been fertilized. Deutscher made him roll in the field which covered his entire body in fresh cow manure (Zusak). Rudy absolutely hated Franz Deutscher. He had multiple problems that he had to deal with day in and day out when he was at Hitler Youth. Another person who was vicious and brutal, Victor Chemmel, was a leader of the fruit-stealing gang. He is widely known as a bully in the town where they are from. On pages 275 and 276, Victor almost kills Rudy (Zusak). Victor, Liesel, Rudy, and some other kids were out stealing some apples one day and Rudy and Liesel received a bad one from Victor. Once Rudy started complaining about the apple, Victor quickly jumped on top of Rudy and started to grab his neck. Victor was choking and hurting Rudy’s neck so bad that Rudy’s nose started bleeding. Victor was very savage towards Rudy for basically no reason at all. Deutscher and Chemmel are only two examples of people who were very cruel during this time, but Liesel and Rudy were constantly surrounded by despicable bullies with little or no regard for human

Liesel is characterized as a girl full of courage and her unwillingness to back down. An example of her courageous mentality is when Ludwig Schmeikl bullies her because of her inability to read. The narrator explains, “(Liesel) stood up and took the book from him... she threw it away and kicked him as hard as she could” (82). This scene shows that Liesel is not afraid of standing up for herself and does not back down from Ludwig. Instead she retaliates back against him, bringing him to the floor. While she may be

Rudy Steiner is Liesel Meminger’s best friend. He has been by Liesel’s side at her best and even at her worst. He was the one that walked home with Liesel after she beat up Ludwig, got a book that was thrown into a river for her, stopped her from chasing Max and wanted a kiss. Rudy always wanted to help Liesel and would do anything to do so. Liesel was not judged by him for the actions she made. Rudy and Liesel had fun together as children. Children in this time period had to grow up very fast because of what was going on. Rudy went with Liesel

Name and significance – Rudy Steiner, Rudy was one of Liesel’s best friends and he might have saved her life when she wanted to follow Max after she and Max had been whipped by the Germans.

First, Rudy expresses his dominant characteristic of confidence in the Book Thief. Rudy’s confidence explains his actions towards antagonist emotions. Rudy says, “He’s got a problem, sir-”(269). Rudy’s confidence illustrates his encouragement to step up for Tommy Muller against Franz Deutscher . Rudy shows the readers that he is able to stand up for his friends.Rudy demonstrates that he believes in protecting others than just worrying

This part of the novel resembles a point in Liesel’s character in which she was passionate about the things she was feeling - almost as if she was determined to do something about it. As this event occurred, Liesel was filled with anger about her parent’s disappearance. She had recently found out that Hitler had something to do with it, which pushed Liesel to the conclusion that Hitler was not a man to be celebrated. As her hatred for Nazi ideals grew, so did her bravery.

“Seventy-five years ago, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, and a 12-year reign of terror across Europe began. Could History repeat itself?” (Smith, 15). In the article, Hitler Comes to Power, by Patricia Smith, European Jews were punished because they were blamed for most of Germany's problems. After Germany lost World War 1, the citizens of Germany were desperate for help. So, they turned to Hitler hoping he could help improve their lives. Hitler coming to power was one of Europe's most horrible accidents of all time. His punishments for the Jews were unright, unnecessary, and prejudice. Hitler's actions affected the Jews and scared them for life... How would you react to a leader like Hitler? If your freedom was taken, what would you do?

Words have gargantuan amounts of power, and they could render an abysmal or euphoric event based on how they are used. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, and Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler, are both famous novels that relate to the Holocaust. The Book Thief takes place in the Holocaust and tells of the struggle that the Hubermann family and Liesel endure. Meanwhile, Mein Kampf is a book that Hitler wrote to explain his views and convince people to think the same as him. One could compare and contrast persuasion, tone, and the impact that words have, to discover how the power of words is represented in the two books.

"Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, and to humble." (Economy). Consequently, this quote exemplifies the illustrious meaning of words being so powerful that they will never be forgotten and only be remembered by those that they affect most. Words give us the power to communicate and explain our thoughts, which can affect change on others in the society. Therefore, they are not as influential and manipulative as they seem to be. In the novel, The Book Thief, power of words are used as emotion, influential, and building knowledge.

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.

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Hitler's Rise to Power In 1919 The Weimar Republic encountered harsh economic, social and political problems. After the new Democratic Republic signed the armistice it put Germany not only into an economic crisis, it also caused Ebert’s Republic to get off to an unpopular start. The new government were branded ‘The November Criminals’ even though they weren’t to be blamed, and were left little choice. Some people felt the government should be based on communism, and the Spartacist uprising in 1919 caused major political problems.

On April 20, 1889, a demon was brought into this world. His name was Adolf Hitler. He was born in the family quarters of the Pommer Inn in Braunau, a small city on the Austrian border. The child was unhealthy and his mother, Klara, worried that young Adolf would not survive. Klara provided much love and attention to her baby, which Adolf would later take advantage of to get what he wanted (Smith 50). Despite his self-centeredness, Adolf held a deep bond with his mother which united them throughout his childhood. On the other hand, Alois, Adolf’s father, failed to play an important role in Adolf’s development. Alois spent the majority of his time away from the customs station with his friends