Human kindness, something truly hard to achieve as mankind is contaminated with lots of impurities. Furthermore, said impurities are gained through man’s strong influence over one another. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak reflects the products of the impurities lingering within man and its ability to collapse man’s humanity. Through man’s constant influence over one another, their humanity is lost through the fog of uncertainty and impurities. With man being lost in the fog they become distant from one another, ultimately portraying the loss of one’s humanity. Zusak proposes that only through mankind’s isolation can they become united, leading to an understanding amongst individuals and leads to the restoration of humanity.
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With a confessional first person and emotional approach, one gains clarity over another’s perspective on mankind and gains a sense of hope towards human. Through a more compassionate tone, one’s emotions become stronger and their perspective is influenced. “I am haunted by humans” (Zusak 550). First Person confessional creates a bond between the reader and Death, making Death’s words have a bigger impact toward the reader and a greater understanding towards Death’s point …show more content…
“A man walked past with a broken accordion case… She could see its white teeth and the black notes in between. They smiled at heme and triggered an alertness to her reality” (534). The accordion symbolizes humanity itself. Through Liesel's isolation from everyone on Himmel Street, she finds unification in the accordion due to its representation of all the good in mankind. The survival of the accordion symbolizes the survival of humanity through its isolation from the impure ideals brought on by mankind. Basements are isolated from the rest of the world, buried deep below the ground, with dark and gloomy typically being associated with basements. Isolation stems from places with depressing atmospheres such as basements. Ironically, the people of Himmel street become united through the basement, contradicting the definition of a basement. Through the portrayal is negative symbols, the reader least expects a positive thing to originate from it, leading to the questioning of mankind. “Everyone waited for the ground to shake. That was still an immutable fact, but at least they were distracted now, by the girl with the book” (382). As Liesel reads to everyone and they become engulfed in the story, their unity with one another is achieved with their isolation for Germany and its impure ideals. Through
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With a confessional first person and emotional approach, one gains clarity over another’s perspective on mankind and gains a sense of hope towards human. Through a more compassionate tone, one’s emotions become stronger and their perspective is influenced. “I am haunted by humans” (Zusak 550). First Person confessional creates a bond between the reader and Death, making Death’s words have a bigger impact toward the reader and a greater understanding towards Death’s point …show more content…
“A man walked past with a broken accordion case… She could see its white teeth and the black notes in between. They smiled at heme and triggered an alertness to her reality” (534). The accordion symbolizes humanity itself. Through Liesel's isolation from everyone on Himmel Street, she finds unification in the accordion due to its representation of all the good in mankind. The survival of the accordion symbolizes the survival of humanity through its isolation from the impure ideals brought on by mankind. Basements are isolated from the rest of the world, buried deep below the ground, with dark and gloomy typically being associated with basements. Isolation stems from places with depressing atmospheres such as basements. Ironically, the people of Himmel street become united through the basement, contradicting the definition of a basement. Through the portrayal is negative symbols, the reader least expects a positive thing to originate from it, leading to the questioning of mankind. “Everyone waited for the ground to shake. That was still an immutable fact, but at least they were distracted now, by the girl with the book” (382). As Liesel reads to everyone and they become engulfed in the story, their unity with one another is achieved with their isolation for Germany and its impure ideals. Through