Shifting from Liesel, Death takes us to a small dark room where we come upon a sad hunched figure. A man, a Jewish man sits alone in this room filtering and re-filtering the same stale air. Starving and scared this figure only rises from himself to greet his friend Walter. " Max wake up." (139) Walter came with gifts, a fake identity card, a copy of Mein Kampf containing a key and a small ration of food barely large enough to be considered a meal. breaking his food into the portions Max devoured what he allowed himself before pleading to a man hundreds of miles away. " Please." (141) 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 …show more content…
The mayors wife having already offered the book to her once before offered the book to Liesel a second time. Taking it Liesel was then given an envelope to be given to Rosa, knowing every well that the mayor was ending her services. Knowing that times were hard enough as it was and feeling betrayed by Ilsa a furry built up in Liesel till she burst throwing the flames in Isla's direction. Tossing the book at Ilsa's feet Liesel began assaulting her with words until Ilsa slumped back into her house beaten be the girl's shouting. Feeling no better then before Liesel returned home with the bad
Her papa never berated her, but instead, would read to her and slowly taught her how to read and write. Liesel’s mama, Rosa, on the other hand, is strict and would always go on tirades about everything that annoyed her. Despite Rosa’s mean demeanor, Liesel obeyed her by delivering the laundry Rosa washed and ironed to people because she knew Rosa loved her. When Liesel delivered laundry to the mayor’s house, the mayor’s wife let Liesel come in and read books in her library. One day, when money got tight, the mayor’s wife, along with everyone else Liesel delivered to, informed her that they could no longer employ Rosa.
In Markus Zusak’s book The Book Thief, Liesel comes to Himmel Street to live with Hans and Rosa Hubermann. There she meets Rudy Steiner who becomes her best friend. As the book continues, they become more than friends.
Eleanor Roosevelt once said “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along. '” <Brainyquote.com> Throughout the novel the Hubermanns demonstrate tremendous courage. Like what Eleanor Roosevelt says, the Hubermanns really did look fear right in the face. One example of this is, they allowed a Jew to hide in their home, going directly against the law and belief of Nazi Germany despite the harsh consequences that could be waiting for them (Zusak 173). The family all cared for the Jews, and put their
The 1930s and 40s were a very chaotic and scary time for a lot of people all over the world, but especially throughout Europe. During this time Adolf Hitler, a very corrupt and manipulative dictator in Germany, was a very prominent public figure and he was known for his persecution of jews. Because of this, many people were concerned more with themselves than with anyone else in a time where people should have been coming together and standing up for what’s right.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak was an overall good book. The book was about a girl named Liesel and her adoption family named the Hubermanns. The book takes place in Molching, Germany, and is set in World War II. Liesel’s new family is very known where they live; her new father name,Hans, is a painter and her new mother name is Rosa and she douse laundry for her wealthy people on her street. During her time there Hans teachers her how to read. This is when she starts taking books hence the name of the book. Liesel starts to think of her adoption family as her new loving family. When WWII got really bad her family shelters a jewish boy named Max. They shelter the boy because his father saved Hans life. I think that there are many themes in
The book I selected is the Book Thief, a fictional 3rd person narrated story about an orphaned German girl name Liesel, and her life a few years before, and during WW2. When the story begins, she is with her brother and mother on a train car traveling to a fictional town called Mulching, a town near Munich. On the way, her brother suffered from an unknown illness, and coughs blood up and dies. When they dumped him out and dug his grave, she found her first book about digging graves. She later arrived at Mulching, and her mother left her to a new family, Rosa and Hans. The reason why she was given away was because her father and likely her mother were communists, which wasn’t allowed in Nazi Germany during the time. Her adoptive father, Hans
There is a part where we watch as humans are so ugly that it is hard for us to imagine that what they had done is possible. Liesel is playing soccer in the park and all of a sudden all the kids stop because of a noise they hear coming down the street. They think it could be a herd of cattle, but that not what it is. It is a group of Jewish people being led, or forced, to the death camps by German soldiers. On there way we watch a man die “He was dead. The man was dead. Just give him five minutes and he would surely fall into the German gutter and die. They would all let him, and they would all watch”(Zusak 393). This is talking about how when a Jewish person would die, the Germans wouldn’t do anything. They wouldn’t care that a man died right in front of them. While the Jews are walking Hans, Liesel adopted father, gives them bread. While Hans is giving this man bread a German soldier notices what is going on. He walks over to the man and, “The Jew was whipped six times. On his back, his heart, and
The theme of the story is to appreciate what you have in life. Rudy and Rosa are two of the many killed in the bombings at the end of the story and Liesel has several regrets. She regrets never expressing to Rudy that she loved him and also regrets never appreciating Rosa for all the work she did to support her and her family.
In the original book, Zusak conveys the gravity of Liesel’s situation with many descriptions of the war raging around Germany and visions of the atrocities against the Jews. On the other hand, the movie edits out these descriptions, making it very hard for the viewer to assimilate how much danger the Hubermanns and Max are in. In part five, The Whistler, Max begins training to fight Hitler. The reader observes Max in an imaginary boxing match with the Fuhrer, with the odds completely against him (252). This scene shows the metaphorical struggle that the Jewish people are having with Hitler.
The book that I will be discussing is The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. This historical fiction novel's central question is about how humans can do both the most beautiful and the most cruel of things. Therefore, this central question is, what are humans capable of? How are they capable of such great things, as well as such horrible things? In this essay, I will demonstrate how the historical and cultural context of The Book Thief relate to the setting and advance the theme.
The Book Thief, directed by Brian Percival, and The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, directed by Mark Herman, are both films that share similar themes and are focused on the time of war during Hitler’s reign of power. In both films, the idea of innocence is portrayed and corrupted through the friendship of child protagonists, influence of father figures, characterisation of children in war and the narrative perspectives. Symbolism, motifs and themes in these two films are explored to emphasise how innocence is portrayed and corrupted throughout the texts.
“So much good, so much evil. Just add water.” - Markus Zusak. This is a quote from my favorite book, The Book Thief. The book thief is about a foster child, Liesel Meminger, living in World War II Germany where death is abundant and books are scarce. In grade 7, the holocaust was a major topic in the syllabus and through the research we did and books we read, we could recall information about what had happened in our sleep. With the many books our classroom library had to offer, I chose the book thief for the mystery you would only unveil after getting to the very last sentence. However, you could bypass how long they made you wait to reveal the surprise as each page brought both tears and laughter. When I got to the last page, I could not
Google defines conflict as ‘a serious incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests.’ and it is with this definition in mind that I shall explore three facets of conflict as presented within the texts I have studied. The first kind of conflict I will explore is ideological conflict. Ideological conflict is a clash of ideas which are incompatible or opposite. This can manifest in overarching themes of the texts, or within political struggles in the context of the stories. The second kind of conflict is internal conflict. Internal conflict takes place within the thoughts of a character, when they are caught between two contradictory paths of action, such as choosing between right and wrong. The third kind of conflict
Some say, most of our mistakes are the results of allowing emotion to overrule logic. We knew the right choice but didn’t obey. However, others feel as though their emotions influence who they are and without emotions being in the picture, they would make inhuman decisions. This may be true in some scenarios, but in all consideration, emotions cause an uproar of disastrous events in your life. Stolen is a must-read book that opens up the eyes of the lives of many teenagers today. This book shows how your own decisions influence the way the remainder of your life turns out.
He pointed again but this time with his whip whilst shouting ‘Hey, girl, what are you doing? Get out of there.’ Liesel was still refusing to leave I was scared for her as I watched the guard grab Liesel by the collar and drag her out of the swamp of Jews. Sorrow was strongly pasted on Max’s face and he watched Liesel disappear. Nor could I see the sweet pale girl. The sorrow on Max's face until she appeared again this time she looked as though all she wanted to do was hug Max and take him home with her but myself and the hundred other jews around Max and Liesel knew that while Hitler is still in power that will be the last thing that happens. The second time was worse that guard was flaming red as he stomped towards Liesel, she yelped as the guard grabbed her by the arm and threw her on the pavement, I could she Max was angry and wanted to do something to help but he knew he couldn’t. Instead as we walked on to our unknown destination we had to listen to the cries of a brave young girl being whipped to the ground. It infuriated me listen to the sound of the cracks of the whips scarring her body, I could only imagine how Max