Power Of Words In The Book Thief Essay

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    English 8 Book Thief final essay Monday, December 18 Irony through the Book Thief Authors use irony in literature to make the reader think and question the book. It is different in the way that this author portrays irony throughout the book in the book about the holocaust. Normally in a book about the holocaust, the author would never write a piece like this on such a serious topic because of how it has affected people so seriously and painfully. But the author probably used irony to make the book different

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    Liesel In The Book Thief

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    The main character in the book thief was Liesel. Liesel was presented by the death of her father because of his Communist sympathies. On the way to her foster home, on the train, he brother dies unexpectedly, this effect Liesel. She picks up a book off the ground that fell out one of the gravedigger’s jacket and keeps it hence the name “the book thief”. After the death of her brother Liesel is vulnerable, she opens up when she arrives at the Hubermanns her foster home because she can trust them the

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    The Book Thief Analysis

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    The Power of Books and Words Words are the most compelling ways in which people can bond and communicate with one another, but they can also be the root of fractured relationships. Liesel Meminger illustrates this when she says “ I have loved words and I have hated them, and I hope I have made them right”. By saying this, Liesel has realized that words can be manipulative, but she was able to control their influence by using them compassionately. All because of words, “ The Book Thief “ was full

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    in our life help us realize our true hidden potential, whereas some problems help us understand life as a whole, these make us the people we are today. Living and understanding the disputes symbolise who we are. For instance, in Mark Zusak's book, The Book Thief, the reader gets an understanding of how certain conflicts create attributes in the characters and how it can symbolise an individual. The author manipulates symbolism, and conflicts to develop Liesel from a young powerless child to a woman

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    The Book Thief, hope is seen in the books that Liesel likes to read. Additionally, Liesel’s guardians show hope for her to have a better life. As a final point, Liesel’s friends represent hope throughout the novel. An examination of her books, guardians, and friends, will prove that hope is a strong desire or feeling that is presented in the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. To begin, in The Book Thief, books seem to provide Liesel with hope in many ways . First, Liesel reads her books in hope

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    them. Many of the Germans who had a part in that time choose to follow Hitler. While Hitler was leading with his words, German citizens were doing the dirty work. Both evident in The Book Thief and The Swing Kids. The Germans followed Hitler blindly not thinking about how their actions could actually harm someone. Germans were the ones who carried out Hitler's dirty work. In The Book Thief,

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    Liesel Meminger is the main character and the book thief. To her words contain power, power that she thirsts for. She reads with her foster father, Hans Hubermann and often visits the library in the mayor’s house. Books are a form of comfort to her and she loves how they can fill her up. Liesel also realizes that words can be ugly things. Hans Hubberman is Liesel’s foster father. He is an amazing man and painter that plays the accordion. He first bonds with Liesel when he teaches her how to roll

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    Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief takes place during some key events of World War II, in Germany. The author tells of an orphan in Nazi Germany, named Liesel Meminger. She is adopted by Rosa Hubermann and Hans Hubermann, who are her foster parents. Liesel is known as the book thief because she steals various books. When she was enrolled in school, she felt powerless because she did not understand or how to read books. Though, her father starts teaching her how to read. With the words she is learning, it

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    The Book Thief Essay

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    The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak is an intriguing tale, that focuses on the life of a ten-year-old girl named Liesel Meminger, living in Germany during World War II. Liesel’s experiences and the stories of those around her are narrated by Death, who describes both the beauty and the destruction of life during that cruel era, thus allowing the story to be told through a unique perspective. Written with a spectacular range of literary devices, a captivating plot, individualistic characters and

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    as is depicted in The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. Liesel and Ilsa are both haunted by the death of their loved ones, but throughout the novel, both Liesel and Ilsa work to get over their losses and become empowered. The mentor/pupil archetype and symbolism cooperate to reveal how Ilsa and Liesel help one another confront their pasts and move on to a more positive future in spite of the tremendous losses they have experienced. Their library sessions and shared love of words empower each of them;

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