The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a story set in Germany during World War 2. This novel follows the life of Liesel Meminger, a girl who develops greatly. With Death as the all knowing narrator of the story, the reader has the ability to see various perspectives. It tells the story of oppression, portrays the power of words, and shows the human ability for kindness or cruelty. I chose to do option four, in which I have chosen important sections from the novel.

Imagine yourself being alone in the world, isolated from everyone else. You have no friends or family and are discriminated against by the rest of the world. Now, imagine the things you would do to escape this isolation. If you are anything like the characters in Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, then you would take great risks, even if they can result in your death, to get away from this solitude. In the novel, isolation plays an important role in the character’s lives as it causes a great deal of pain, creates life changing moments, and affects the character’s actions in such a way that causes them to take dangerous risks in order to escape this isolation.

In the Novel the Book Thief by Markus Zusak and Breaking Prejudice from National Radio, we see there to be a change in perspective due to insightful personal discoveries. We see this occur for the better and the worse, on a smaller scale in the case of the Book Thief and on a larger scale in Breaking Prejudice, which serves to demonstrate to the reader the many levels on which insight can affect perspective. In the Book Thief, Liesel’s initial perspective of both her foster mother Rosa, and Hitler, change as a result of a moment of realisation caused by their actions. Similarly, we see a change of perspective in Breaking prejudice that sprung from an insightful discovery, however one that is more dramatic. Zelda Le Garange, a wealthy, white girl who grew up in the richer part of South Africa, had a conditioned perspective on black people, completely transformed through meeting the loving Nelson Mandela.

“I wanted to tell the book thief many things, about beauty and brutality. But what could I tell her about those things that she didn 't already know? I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race-that rarely do I ever simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant.” (Zusak 550) Markus Zusak wrote “The Book Thief” which is a historical fiction novel about a young girl named Liesel Meminger growing up in Germany during World War II. Zusak has German-Austrian parents who were children during World War II. His perspective helps us to be more empathetic towards Germans in the book because he explains to us: German children didn’t understand what Hitler was doing, not all Germans hated Jews, and Germans cared about each other deeply and helped each other out.

Markus Zusak, the author of The Book Thief, was able to entice his readers by successfully framing the book thief 's story and giving us a better understanding of the book through the use of many color metaphors by the narrator. The prologue is my most beloved part not only because the color metaphors give captivating descriptions of every scene at the beginning of the story. Additionally, in the prologue—the author introduced us to such an “unlikely” narrator, and to the protagonist. Death, who associates the demise of others with the changing “colors of the sky,” and what those colors mean to the story; and the book thief—as a survivor.

The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak, is a novel about a little German girl, Liesel Meminger. Death, as a deity, leads readers through Liesel’s childhood experiences during World War II. Liesel’s mother is no longer able to take care of her and Werner, her brother. The siblings must be put into a foster home but on the train ride there, Werner dies. Liesel, now alone, attempts to adjust to a new life in the town of Molching. Her new mother, Rosa Hubermann, curses at Liesel regularly. Hans Hubermann, her adoptive father, quickly wins her over with his accordion and warm silver eyes. Liesel soon becomes acquainted with Rudy, her new neighbor. In school, Liesel has trouble learning to read and write, considering she’s never been taught before.

“When Liesel arrived in Molching, she had at least some inkling that she was being saved, but that was not a comfort” (Zusak 23). Liesel Meminger from The Book Thief was a very dynamic character throughout her story. She showed how strong she could be, but she was still haunted by her past. Although many misfortunes came to her, she tried not to let them get to her and stayed strong-minded. She was not afraid to put herself in danger to protect the ones she loved. At the beginning of the story, she would not even go into the Hubermann’s in fear of what would happen. However, she realized by the end of the story that they were her true family. She was an angry girl who despised her new family, but that all changed. Liesel Meminger from The Book

Throughout The Book Thief, the readers are shown how the characters achieve great things through their will to survive. The readers can see from Liesel, Hans, and Max how this is done. Germany in 1934 was hard to survive due to the bombings and fear. The author, Markus Zusak, writes about the Hubermanns hiding a Jew and how they take care of each other. The theme of reaching great things while surviving becomes very clear through the setting, plot, and characters.

“Your new home.” These are words many people never want to hear and Liesel Meminger doesn’t want to hear them either. In the historical fiction book, The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, the main character is a young girl named Liesel Meminger. During World War 2, it’s bad enough that Liesel and her younger brother, Werner have to move to a foster home far away from everything they have ever known because their mother can’t support them alone, but when her brother dies on the way there, she has to figure out a way to deal with all of this. Liesel has to be courageous, venture to a new home, and eventually help her new family hide a Jew in the heart of Nazi Germany. I believe that you aren’t courageous because you have no fears, but because you have found a way to overcome your fears. So, it’s ok to be afraid, but you become courageous when you conquer your fears.

Words can influence the mind in many ways that thought may not be able to. They are carefully placed and shared in different ways by each and every individual. Words have powerful impacts and can majorly impact how one may think, feel, or even lead others to feel. Written by Markus Zusak, “The Book Thief” describes a story of an innocent foster girl, Liesel Meminger, who resides in Munich, Germany at one of the most troubling time periods in history, Nazi Germany. A tale narrated by the one and only Death himself, shows the perspective from his point of view, as well as others, describing how Liesel had been seized away from her birth mother at a young age, and put into a foster family. Her new family, the Hubermanns. As she matures and grows into a more critical thinker, understanding and analyzing everything that carefully happens around her. Her foster-father, Hans guides her and teaches her how to read, which little does she know sparks her journey, the art of stealing books. Liesel soon discovers that words aren 't simply lines on a page, they are strong emotions packed into a form that merely is held in her delicate hands. Not only did she hold the pages of emotion, she held a power, a dangerous weapon of words, a weapon of control, and every book that she had stolen was giving her unimaginable power that made her think in ways that she would’ve never thought she could have. As with Nazi propaganda, and a gift that enabled her to broaden her worldview. Liesel evolves

Love is the most powerful force between two people. The Book Thief is written by Markus Zusak. The book takes place in Nazi Germany during World War II. A young girl, Liesel, went through very traumatic events and was sent to live with a foster family. In the beginning her foster mother, Rosa Hubermann, did not give much love to her. However her foster father, Hans Hubermann, was willing to give his love to Liesel and didn’t treat her any different that one of his children. Her foster family is doing the most forbidden act in Nazi Germany. They are hiding a Jew in their basement. Make summary longer. Many characters in the novel were healed through love, but three main characters that were healed were Liesel, Max, and Rudy. Markus Zusak wrote The Book Thief to show the

Hey everyone. For those of you who don’t know me, I am Markus Zusak, author of The Book Thief amongst other books. Every book that I write has its own journey that comes with it and this applies for the Book Thief. This journey includes things like the writing process, my inspiration for the particular novel and the lessons that I hope my audience learns. More often than not, this journey is a more personal than public experience for the author, but today I thought it would be interesting if I share some parts of this journey with you. But before I get into all of that, let me start with a brief overview of the book.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is set in Germany, primarily during World War II, from January 1939 to October 1943. Significant events occur on Himmel Street, Molching. This is the place where she lives with her foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann.

In the book thief written by Markus Zusak the book is narrated by Death. Liesel Meminger a 9 year old German girl is on a train with her mother and dead brother on their way to the town of Molching. Hans and Rosa Hubermann are there waiting for her and her brother so that they can foster them and get paid for it. When they first arrived they were expecting for both the boy and the girl but the boy turned out to be dead. Liesel finds a book at the cemetery that her brother was buried in and decides to keep it. In her new foster home she hides the book under her mattress. She didn’t do a very good job of hiding it because she had nightmares every night about her brother and her foster father Hans came in and comforts her finding the book after

"I have met so many young men over the years who have thought they were running at their enemy, when the truth was they were running to me." The Narrator (Roger Allam) said. The Book Thief is a Drama/War movie was released in 2013 and it is based on the bestseller book written by Markus Zusak. The movie takes place in Germany during the World War II. It tells a story of Liesel (Sophie Nélisse) whom her mom takes her and her brother to give for adoption by German couple because the mom was a Communist, but the brother does not make it and passes away on their way. Liesel faces so many atrocities in her new place at Heaven Street until she gets settled and loved by her foster dad Hans (Geoffrey Rush) and secretly loved by her tough foster mom