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    can break past the glass barriers that actions cannot seem to surpass. Readers of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak can understand this by taking a closer look at words in the book. In fact, it is narrated by Death himself, and he has experienced the extent of what words can do to people. Death tries to put a comical spin on things that have happened during World War II to distract him from the horrid events. The book is full of ways, words have affected people during one of the most devastating times

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    Genesis 1-11 The book of Genesis is often referred to as the book of beginnings. Genesis is the first book that begins the Old Testament, it is also the first book of the entire Bible. The Lord also began the world in the book of Genesis, He made the heavens and the earth, man and woman. In Genesis chapters one through eleven, the Bible teaches us stories that most of us have grown up hearing in Sunday School such as the creation account, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the flood and the

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    taken from the book of Genesis. The focus will be taken from an event that was recorded in chapter 12 of this book. The main charter was a man call Abram and his wife, Sarai. Because of deceit of Abram, driven by his fear of losing his life he chooses to be deceitful.This dishonest act caused someone else to sin this caused God not to be happy with the person than sin so a plague was caused by him. The act on one cause God to moved on others in a negative way. Genesis is the first book of the Bible

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    In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Liesel Meminger discovers the power of words and how important they are in the lives of everyone. Young orphan Liesel makes a habit of stealing books before she even knows how to read. By learning to read and write she discovers a deeper understanding of herself and the world around her. Liesel uses stories to express herself and realizes how words can be used to manipulate the thoughts of others. By reading Liesel better understands herself and the writings of

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    The Book Thief Analysis

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    The Book Thief by Markus Zusak presents a magnificent story with heartbreaking and heartwarming moments in which the author captures the reader’s attention until the last chapter. The unusual narrator gives the novel a unique point of view and impressive description of human nature as well the narrator illustrates in a brilliant way the equal qualities of humans. The novel presents the impressive consequences of corrupt power and destruction; however, the significant concept focus on the story around

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    The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak has been recognized for its outstanding portrayal of the Holocaust. Set in the time Holocaust time period, death narrates the life of Liesel Meminger. After being dropped off in her new home, she creates a relationship with the Hubermanns. Throughout the book, she was exposed to the horrors of the Nazi regime, caught between the innocence of her childhood and the maturity demanded by the destructive settings whilst stealing books. Later on in the book, Hans

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    not think of a book thief, but that is the description of Liesel Meminger. Set during Nazi Germany in World War II, political unrest is shown throughout Markus Zusak’s novel, “The Book Thief”. It is during this time that books are banned and burned in Nazi Germany under the direction of Adolf Hitler to suppress freethinking and ideas. Books are important to Liesel for numerous reasons. Liesel is compassionate, simple, and forgiving in her quest to acquire knowledge through books and survive the

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    The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, takes place in 1940s Nazi Germany in the small town of Molching. The main character, Liesel Meminger, takes on a role as the foster child of Hans and Rosa Hubermann. She also meets a young boy named Rudy Steiner, who goes on to be her best friend and lover. In the book, Liesel faces many challenges big and small. From hiding a Jew in the basement to a thieving lifestyle, Liesel has to learn to overcome all of life's problems. Through all of this, she is supported

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    The Book Thief Analysis

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    Words in The Book Thief SUBTITLE/ANALYTICAL TITLE German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once said “We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them out of discretion, and so disappears the most beautiful, the most immediate breath of life, irrecoverable for ourselves and for others.” Words have strength most individuals are unable to comprehend in their day to day lives, thus the true power words can be ineffectively used, and is often lost admits the books, letters,

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    actually like. Upon looking into the time of human creation and early civilized human life it is nearly impossible to find a source that can tell exactly what happened. There is one source that has a theory which has proven to be fairly reliable: the book of Genesis. It not only provides a story of creation, but also gives one an inside look at what life was like during the early days of human civilization. It follows the family of Abram, later known as Abraham, a descendant of Noah. The story follows

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