The Importance Of Appreciating What You Have
There are many people who take things for granted, and they do not realize the importance of what they have until it is gone from their lives. Tzippy is a character in a novel who is an example of this truth. Thus, tThe theme of Tzippy The Thief by author Patricia Striar Rohner is, “Appreciate what you have before it's gone”, as demonstrated by the way Tzippy regrets that she did not appreciate the good relationship she had with her daughter, how she regrets not appreciating Ben when he was alive, and at the end of the book when she realizes that if she doesn't appreciate what she has, it would become a future regret when it's gone. Tzippy never appreciated the strong bond she had with Shari, and lost it by always deprecating her. Tzippy wants to fix their relationship by apologizing and trying to make up for past events. Tzippy asks Shari for forgiveness saying, “I’m sorry I treated you ungratefully, but I hope we can forget the past and start new” (Rohner 258). Tzippy hopes Shari will give her a second chance to show she has changed and is no longer the unappreciative mother Shari remembers. Tzippy wants to make up for being unsupportive when Shari iswas struggling with anorexia by taking Shari to community meetings, and tells Shari “We could still go, it’s not too late” (Rohner 304). Tzippy tried to make up for what she should have done in the past to show what Shari means to her now. If Tzippy showed appreciation towards
This story was written, charmingly, in an unorthodox, yet loving manner. Rich with reality, the novel, led me into the atrocious, but true, glimpse into the world at the time. The phrases and paragraphs, struck me, illustrating the spliced lives of the protagonists, through complex, evocative, at times ethereal, imagery. The plot, progressive, and compelling, is profoundly sad, touching and uplifting. Flowing at a fast-pace, the plot, is a genuine page-turner, of which brought sadness in me when a disaster stroke, or warmth, when the characters embraced their connections to each other. The story covering the effects of hunger, war, prejudice, love, hatred, friendship, deception and growth, through its character development, cleverly stayed faithful to the plot, throughout. The characters, executed flawlessly on the author’s part, though not superficial, were tragic, and believable. The interwoven lives of these characters are complex, inspiring and perturbing. Being memorable, the characters had great prose, and development in the story. In the Book Thief, the use of Death as the narrator, persistent use of unintentional humour, was quite unique. Personally, I enjoyed Death’s utilization of dark, unintentional humour, as it ironically, lightened the saddest of
Angie’s problem arises because of the way she thinks about the situation. Therapy aims to give Angie a new way of
In ‘The Book Thief’, Markus Zusak uses the theme “dark times do not last forever”, to show human resilience and the will to find happiness. In this book, there are many low points of the characters’ lives, whether it be a dead relative or friend, or the hardships of war. However, Liesel Meminger, the main character, still finds a way to happiness throughout the book. She finds joy in the smallest of things, such as her words and the sound of her papa’s accordion despite the pain from the loss of her mother and brother. Other characters also find joy throughout the book and stay resilient such as the Hubermanns family and Max building a snowman in their basement, Rudy and other neighborhood kids playing soccer in the streets, and
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.
Hope is elusive and one needs courage to ensure it does not fly away. In The Book Thief, Markus Zusak develops the theme of courage and hope throughout the novel, showing people need both to survive. He portrays the theme effectively through the characterization of Liesel as well as the symbolism of Hans Hubermann’s accordion.
Actions taken will determine the future. Caitlin, the author of Zolaria, grew up with her best friend Hanna. They went through their childhood innocence together. When high school arrived they parted ways and life changed. Through her appeal to pathos, Caitlin Horrock’s “Zolaria” establishes that people should not take life for granted; furthermore, her use of foreshadowing and connotative language stresses to readers the importance of living to the best potential.
Aharon Applefelds’ short story Tzili depicted what it would be like to be a maturing teen on the run. Readers will comprehend the true meaning behind the work of Tzili, the tone, connotation, plot, as well as the reason why certain characters were chosen to be portrayed within the story. These characters include: Tzili, Katerina, Mark and Linda. Applefeld’s memoir Story of a Life will also be referenced throughout the analysis in order to provide a parallel to the work of Tzili.
11 million people died during the Holocaust. In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, Liesel Meminger loses many of her loved ones. At the beginning of the book, Liesel’s brother dies of illness on a train, and her mother is taken away by the Nazis for being a communist. After losing everyone she ever cared about, the story drags Liesel into a humble household where she discovers her passion for books, and her love for her family and friends. However, her loved ones are once again torn away from her as Himmel Street, the street she lives on, gets bombed. She loses her foster parents, her best friend, and everyone else she came to know. As a result of these adverse events, Liesel’s innocence was stolen from her. In The Book Thief, loss plays an essential role in developing characters, especially Liesel. After losing Werner, her brother, Liesel is plagued by
In The Book Thief, a work of historical fiction, written by Markus Zusak introduces the main character Liesel Meminger, the reader starts to see how she keeps having many conflicts but always stays positive. Liesel has many conflicts, for example her brother dies early in the book and that shapes the way she is. Later on Liesel steals books and that makes her happy because the first book she stole was the grave digger's handbook and that is how she remembers her brother. Liesel steals and reads books this is how she finds happiness with all the bad things going on around her. In the end of the book most of the people she loves die and it is hard for her to find happiness again. The author uses the setting and point of view to express theme and to make the reader feel sympathy; He uses this because with the theme of finding light in the darkness, deaths perception, and the setting of Germany makes the theme clearer.
In the novel The book Thief, Markus Zusak explores that death and war are often more difficult for those who survive. At the center of the text is the idea that those who are left behind after tragedy suffer greatly. This is revealed through the hardship of life and experience a gentle transition. This was shown as an experience of Liesel who struggles as well as the other characters that have difficult processing their grief and guilt. Zusak’s novel acts to alert his readers the dangers of war and by the hardship of life and experience a gentle transition.
“The Book Thief” presented a story filled with various themes that comprised a powerful plot line. Although there were many themes in the story, there was one that stood out to me more than others. In the process of reading the book, the theme of suffering affected me the most. The definition of the word suffer is to experience or be subjected to something bad or unpleasant. Different characters within the story are subjected to dreadful feelings and are therefore suffering. Through my analyzation, I observed the three different types of suffering that the characters experienced: guilt, feelings of emptiness, and anxiety. The characters of “The Book Thief” experience these three types of suffering in different ways.
The theme of the novel, Everything, everything, is that you must take risks in order to be satisfied with your life.
In the story Maniac Magee, there is a theme that develops: the color of your skin doesn't create your personality. Just because someone has dark skin or light skin doesn't determine who you are, whether you are friendly or very mean. Maniac doesn't care about the color of people's skin, but who they are, so he might be able to help the people who judge people by their skin color. For example, when Grayson is asking Maniac questions about the Beales, he seems shocked of how the Beales are not that different because he assumed that because the Beales are black they live differently from white people, but he was wrong, they do live similarly to him. Another example is when Maniac comes over to Amanda’s house.
It was once said that "You dont know what you've got till it's gone". I find this sentence to be very true, and relatable. Everyone takes stuff for granted, everyday, without realizing it. Whether its posessions, loved ones, employment or even pets. We all may think we hate our jobs, day to day, but imagine how it would be if you lost that job. How would that impact your life? While your there working, you're not really appreciating it. But if it was taken from you, you realize what you had, now that its gone? Pets are another
Based on the Play ‘Trifles’ written by Susan Glaspell, the literary element that I would like to suggest is theme. Theme is used to convey the main idea of a story, novel, play or drama to create a better understanding of the readers about the story. In the Play ‘Trifles’, the themes that I found aregender differences and oppression of women.