Death is the departure from ones body. For example, everyone experiences death once in their life. Death brings either sorrow or delight to the occasion. In Zusak's novel The Book Thief, death is shown through the characters in the book. Moreover, suffering is presented when Ilsa Hermann and Frau Holtzapfel grieve over their dead sons. Lastly, torture is displayed with the discrimination of Jews. By examining characters, suffering and torture, one will see the theme of death presented in Zusak's novel The Book Thief.
To begin, in the novel, the character of Liesel and her interactions with others helps show the theme of death. Firstly, when Liesel is on the train to Molching and her brother, Werner dies beside her, the theme of death develops. This is displayed in the following quotation, "...Liesel Meminger- could see without question that her younger brother, Werner, was now sideways and dead," (Zusak 20). Within this quotation, one sees the theme of death because Werner has died and Liesel is now faced with the miserable sorrow that will carry many nightmares into her future, thus showing the theme of death. Secondly, When the pilot crashes near the Amper River, Liesel and Rudy rushed to the plane only to notice the pilot is dead. This is exhibited in the following quotation, "The dying man breathed it …show more content…
The torture that the Germans and Jews face is comparable to death. The suffering that the residents of Himmel Street experience over their dead loved ones shows the theme of death. The characters that Liesel interacts with help rise the theme of death. Everyone is a victim of death and death cannot be overcome. Death teaches young ones to enjoy every moment of life. It is important for everyone to be exposed to death because it helps to show the importance of
To begin, in the novel, the character of Liesel and her interactions with others helps show the theme of death. Firstly, when Liesel is on the train to Molching and her brother, Werner dies beside her, the theme of death develops. This is displayed in the following quotation, "...Liesel Meminger- could see without question that her younger brother, Werner, was now sideways and dead," (Zusak 20). Within this quotation, one sees the theme of death because Werner has died and Liesel is now faced with the miserable sorrow that will carry many nightmares into her future, thus showing the theme of death. Secondly, When the pilot crashes near the Amper River, Liesel and Rudy rushed to the plane only to notice the pilot is dead. This is exhibited in the following quotation, "The dying man breathed it …show more content…
The torture that the Germans and Jews face is comparable to death. The suffering that the residents of Himmel Street experience over their dead loved ones shows the theme of death. The characters that Liesel interacts with help rise the theme of death. Everyone is a victim of death and death cannot be overcome. Death teaches young ones to enjoy every moment of life. It is important for everyone to be exposed to death because it helps to show the importance of