Words In The Book Thief By Markus Zusak

“You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.” (Ziglar) In The Book Thief, Liesel uses the power of words to positively influence how people feel. This can be seen through Liesel’s interactions with Max throughout the novel. Similarly, the story of “The Word Shaker” shows the powerful influence of words both good and bad. Finally, Liesel’s interactions with Max, provide yet another example of how words can make a positive impact on another person. The positive effect of words can be seen through the actions of Liesel’s character in “The Word Shaker”. However, words can also be used in a negative way in like in“The Word Shaker” when Max is trembling at the words of Mein Kampf and when in “The Word Shaker

“The Book Thief” is a novel and film about a girl who survives death during WW2 and how words became very important to her life. Liesel Meminger was brought to her foster home unable to read. Her foster father, Hans, finds out she can’t read and helps teaches her German. Liesel then falls in love with words and uses them to write her story.The theme “power of words” is displayed in the novel and film equally. Three ways the power of words were shown was by making an emotional connection with the audience, influencing people to do something, and creating unlikely friendships.

Did you know the power of words can impact somebody’s life? The things you say to someone can change their mind about their decisions, choices, or may even affect their self-esteem. Words also have the power to make somebody change their attitude. Throughout the story of The Book Thief, there are many positive and negative situations that occur because of words.

Starting off with Adolf Hitler, though he never physically appears in the story, but he stands as a symbol for all the evil caused by the Nazis and the war. Hitler's use of language and propaganda has caused suffering which shows an abuse of the power of words, and his book “Mein Kampf” plays a major role in the plot. Max addresses,”Mein Kampf. Of all the things to save him”(160). Hitler’s book gives the impression to people that Max is embracing Hitler’s teaching, the mockery that such a book that is a punch to the

Markus Zusak’s Historical fiction novel “The Book Thief” teaches human about the power of words. The power of words helps many characters connect throughout the novel and suggest that having power over words can lead to very extreme life-conditions. The powers of words connect Liesel and Hans while learning alphabets and also Max and Liesel as she tells him about the weather and also Max writes a book “The Word Shaker” for her which makes their bond even stronger.

“Even Death has a heart” (Zusak 242). Most people wouldn’t think that Death would have a heart because people blame him for taking their loved ones away. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Liesel, a young girl, learns the power of words when she steals her first book, The Gravedigger's Handbook. Even the most hurtful words are displayed in writing and not spoken. The power of words are shown in The Book Thief when Liesel begins to read, The Standover Man from Max, and how the Hitler hurts the Jews verbally.

In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, Liesel has many difficulties just in the first few chapters. First of all, they are living in Germany during the second World War. Then while trying to move to a new home, Liesel had her brother die on the way, they all had to make a detour to go to his funeral. Living in that kind of world people need something to help them with all the troubles, and others may die from not having that special something. So Liesel found something at her brother’s funeral that would soon start her life of book theft, the book The Gravedigger's Handbook. It was not about what was in the book that she cared about so much, it was the meaning behind that book. That book was a remembrance of the

In the Book Thief by: Markus Zusak, the quote: “power of words or languages to heal & destroy” is very important because of the part that words played in how the characters in the book felt when they were spoken. Some words were to dehumanize a people, to take away all hope of a the a freedom that they once knew, and also words were used to give hope in a time that seemed hopeless. The leaders and soldiers used their words to excite fear in the hearts of those that they were terrorizing. Liesel used her words to give comfort in otherwise stressful environment filled with fear and death. This is an accurate depiction of how words can heal and destroy depending on the context in which they are used.

Words are everywhere, words make up books, and the power of words make The Book Thief which will never be able to be improved upon. Words help us communicate with others, but mainly they have positive and negative sides to them. In the novel, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Death narrates the story while Liesel Meminger also tells her story of living in Nazi, Germany. We will discuss how there are many people such as Max Vandenburg and Liesel Meminger who choose to use to use their power of words in the positive way. We will also discuss how people also like to use their power of words in the negative way such as Adolf Hitler. The power of words are very effective especially in Markus Zusak’s writing, and we’ll discuss the main parts of the book which have been effected with the power of words.

In Markus Zusak's novel, "The Thief," the energy of words is a vital theme that weaves through the narrative. Set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany, the story suggests how words may be used for both good and evil. The protagonist, Liesel Meminger, discovers the transformative and redemptive energy of language, which shapes her existence and the lives of those around her. Through her adventure, Zusak illustrates that words may be a source of consolation, resistance, and resilience in times of trouble. Liesel's courting with phrases begins with loss.

Words are one of the most powerful ways humans can connect with each other. Nazi Germany is a place where the use of words was the most powerful gift anyone could have. Since the novel is set in Germany during World War II the words back then had negatively influenced the society at that time, and positively influenced a young German girl named Liesel. In The Book, Thief Zusak tells the story of a German girl named Liesel who goes with Rosa and Hans Hubermann in Molching Germany, who become her foster parents. Liesel enjoys books and tends to steal various of them. The Hubermanns encounter a Jew named Max and do their best to help him survive the evil Nazi’s. The message in the book is that humans are so lucky they have words to use to express their thoughts and feelings and how simple a gift can be your worst nightmare because words are so powerful. With that much power, humans need to be careful. This message is demonstrated throughout the whole book, and characters. Words can be dangerous and can cause death, but also convey deep meaning while providing individuals with intelligence.

Words are one of the most powerful ways humans can connect with each other. Nazi Germany is a place where the use of words was the most powerful gift anyone could have. Since the novel is set in Germany during World War II the words back then had negatively influenced the society at that time, and positively influenced a young German girl named Liesel. In The Book, Thief Zusak tells the story of a German girl named Liesel who goes with Rosa and Hans Hubermann in Molching Germany, who become her foster parents. Liesel enjoys books and tends to steal various of them. The Hubermanns encounter a Jew named Max and do their best to help him survive the evil Nazi’s. The message

Words are the most valuable, important, and powerful force that people can use to change lives tremendously. The main theme of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is that the strongest thing in the world are words. There are various moments throughout the story when the characters show it. The main character, Liesel Meminger, conveys readers the importance that words bring to our lives. Leisel is a ten year old girl whom’s life changes starting when she travels on a train to live with her new foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann.

An example of this is when Hans Hubermann teaches Liesel the alphabet and begins their deep bond, or when Himmel Street was bombed and Liesel sees all her family and friends past away and she describes her emotion through words so we can feel her sorrow. In The Word Shaker, a book Max wrote for Liesel, it says that Hitler did not guns or money, but words as an instrument to take over the world. The theme of The Book Thief the power of words.

"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.