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Year 11 Assessment: Changing Perspectives RELATED TEXTS ASSESSMENT – ADVANCED ENGLISH 1) Prescribed Text – The Book Thief a. Compose a summary/synopsis of the text (plot/themes/characters/key concerns). (100 words only) ‘The Book Thief’ by Mark Zusak The Book Thief is a story of a young german girl named Liesel Meminger in Nazi Germany during world war 2. At age nine her brother drops dead in front of her and when Death himself comes to collect his newest soul, he becomes fascinated with

thought may not be able to. They are carefully placed and shared in different ways by each and every individual. Words have powerful impacts and can majorly impact how one may think, feel, or even lead others to feel. Written by Markus Zusak, “The Book Thief” describes a story of an innocent foster girl, Liesel Meminger, who resides in Munich, Germany at one of the most troubling time periods in history, Nazi Germany. A tale narrated by the one and only Death himself, shows the perspective from his point

we also watch a few people go out of their way and sacrifice everything for a man they barely even know. They do everything they can to keep him safe and alive. They work harder, the get another job, and they even steal. In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, death examines the ugliness and the beauty of humans. During Markus Zusak’s book we observe the beauty of humans at many times. One of the most beautiful things a human does is when Max, the jew

never leave his friends behind even if he must force them to go with him. In The Odyssey by Homer, in the chapter “The Lotus Eaters” Odysseus arrives on an island were three of his crew eat the Lotus and fight to stay on the island. In The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan when Percy goes to the Lotus Casino his friends are stuck and he must force them out. Odysseus and Percy are similar because they are heroes who encounter the Lotus Eaters while on a quest, but they are different because Odysseus is

This book begins with Percy Jackson, a 12 year old boy with dyslexia and ADHD, as he began to suspect that his life was not what it seems when his class took a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and his teacher, Mrs. Dodds transformed into one of the three Furies of Greek legend and attacked him. Percy's Latin teacher, Mr. Brunner, threw him a magic sword named Anaklusmos, or Riptide, and killed her. When Percy came out from the battle, nobody remembered Mrs. Dodds and his best friend Grover

There are generally two sides to every human; the good and the bad. Despite a person’s actions, which may characterize them as evil, the good is the side that will ordinarily be recognized. Hans is one of the many characters in the novel, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, who has a dual personality. The novel takes place in 1939 Nazi Germany, in which Hitler was the leader. Although it was a hard time for all, characters still showed glimpse of kindness that portrayed their humane qualities. Specifically

Percy Jackson & The Titan’s Curse Characters: Percy Jackson: A 14-year-old demigod, who is the son of Poseidon, and he is the narrator for every book in the series of “Percy Jackson”. Annabeth Chase: A 14-year-old demigod, who is the daughter of Athena. Grover Underwood: A satyr, a satyr is a man with goat ears, tail, legs, and horns. Thalia Grace: A 15-year-old demigod, who is the daughter of Zeus. Bianca di Angelo: A 12-year-old demigod, who is the daughter of Hades, and Nico, is her brother.

The Book Thief Short Essay: The Use of Foreshadowing, Irony, and Symbolism in The Book Thief 4/17/14 In The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, the narrator uses foreshadowing, irony, and symbolism. “Here’s a small fact, you are going to die” (3). As readers, we are engaged in the story because we are part of the story. The narrator, who is a personified death, is referring to the readers when he says “you”. Here, it is foreshadowed that many people, including the reader, will die in the near future

The word choice used in The Book Thief demonstrates many themes throughout such as death, friendship, guilt, reason, and the struggle between ones inner self and the society in which he is surrounded. As complex as this may sound, the method was used in a simplistic fashion to construct the meaning and details of certain situations through the senses that ultimately capture how the characters take in the world around them. The power of words in the novel The Book Thief is used to control individuals

Cruelty is laid upon Death while he has no choice. This is what Death has to do for his job and he has no choice. In “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, Death is seen as a cruel character. In these next three paragraphs, I will show how Death is caring for humans through his interactions with the world, Liesel, and Max. As you read on think to yourself how Death has made an impact in your life or in a close friend or family member’s life. In the story, Death