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Since The Book Thief is a historical fiction text, the fictitious characters interact in a realistic WWII setting in Germany. Three characters in the book, Liesel Meminger, Rudy Steiner, and Ilsa Hermann develop their identities within the parameters of the Nazi controlled society. However, if Liesel, Rudy, and Ilsa were characters in today's society, their lives would be different. All character in the book are different both by their personality and physical appearance. Starting with protagonist

The Book Thief book review The Book Thief by markus zusak shows death and its perspective in a small town in Nazi Germany. A girl named Liesel m gets moved into this town unexpectedly and leaves everything behind. Liesel learns how to deal with love, friendship, fear and death. How much can this young girl handle before reaching her breaking point? Deaths perspective on this girls world is a powerful effect that the author chose, it destroys and rebuilds a new life for her. In the book thief

as ordinary as students breaking the school dress code, defying authority is in our blood. In Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, many characters are thrown into situations that prove that acts of rebellion can be morally justifiable. This is shown by the characters will to save themselves and others, and the fact that they are being controlled by the wrong people. Firstly, in The Book Thief, the dictation of Nazi Germany justified the acts of many, specifically when they were saving others. For instance

Mr. Zusak, This is a student from St. Andrew’s Priory, 9th grade. Our class was assigned to read The Book Thief during the summer. Now, as we sit here in class, we write to you out of curiosity and the inclination to learn more about the story behind the story. In other words, we want to know more about the story behind the story. Earlier in our class, we made a KWL chart surrounding the book and your writing process. My chart had almost nothing in the “Know” section. So I find this opportunity

like to view life through the eyes of death? Markus Zusak effectively portrays this in his novel, The Book Thief. This is the story of Liesel Meminger, a young girl living at the peak of Nazi Germany. The narrator, Death, follows Liesel through her life and gives a different perspective on one of the most controversial time periods in history. With endearing characters and a timeless plotline, The Book Thief changed the way I perceive humanity.     Markus Zusak develops his captivating characters in

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

goes through struggles, mine was learning to live without seeing my father everyday, when my parents got divorced. In The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak you are introduced to a character who is constantly struggling in a time period where losing someone you love is common. The book picks up in Germany 1939, while Hitler was in power. Zusak does not make it easy to read this book, he pulls you in and gets you attached to the characters, and when they die you feel the loss. He uses excellent imagery such

The Book thief is a historical fiction novel by Markus Zusak that is about a German girl named Liesel told by an all knowing narrator named Death. During World War II, Death tells us how the girl is adopted by Rosa and Hans Huberman on Himmel street after the death of her brother. As a jew knocks on the Hubermans door, they are lead by a series of words and beauty described by him but, battle the consequences of hiding Max. An analysis of the Book Thief reveals the main idea of family. Ever since

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak was published in Australia by Picador, an import of Pan Macmillan Pty Ltd., Sydney, in 2006. Markus Zusak, wrote the book thief on based on inspiring stories his parents told him and his siblings when they were kids. He used their life experiences during the war of Nazi Germany to make an epic story of suspense, compassion, and sorrow. He has also, written four books prior to The Book Thief. He attended the University of New South Wales with a bachelors of arts and

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a very emotional and intense story. It takes place in Germany during the time of the Holocaust and portrays how hard life was for some children and adults during that time. In the story Liesel becomes friends with a Jew who her foster parents are hiding from Hitler. She loses her Papa to the military as a punishment for him giving a Jew a piece of bread and her friend Max who is sent to a concentration camp after being captured by the Nazi’s. Liesel along her hard