Thematic Essay On The Book Thief

11 million people killed, 6 million of them were Jews. That number is outrageously high. 11 million innocent people were killed because of their race. The Book Thief by Mark Zusak takes place during the holocaust in the 1940’s. The book portrays cultural, character, and thematic analysis. Growing up during the holocaust was definitely not easy. If Germans didn’t agree with the rules Hitler set they were killed immediately. The jews had it the worst though, they were killed for absolutely nothing. In Hitler’s eyes they were the reason for the economic problems. In the book Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, her mother, and Liesels brother, Werner, were traveling to Munich when Werner dies suddenly. Liesel and her mother continued the trip to Molching. When they arrived her new foster parents took Liesel and her mom left. This is a perfect example …show more content…
Liesel starts off in the story being distrusting and distant from others, but do you blame her? She was a nine-year-old girl who got dropped off at a train station with new parents. Not to mention she’s in a brand new town in Germany with no friends. Later on she becomes welcoming and understanding to the situation. Liesel learns to love her foster parents and her new little world. Max is another character who stands out to me. His resilience to the world astonishes me. Max is a german jew that hides in a closet in Stuggart. His friend brought him false identity papers allowing Max to leave. Liesels foster father, Hans found out that he served in the war with Max’s father. Max’s father died in the war and Hans made a promise he would keep Max safe. So with the fake identity papers Max took them and loaded a train to the Hubbermann residence. That was max’s new hide out. While Max an Liesel spend their new days together they start to connect. They both can relate to each other because they both had to adapt to a new world. Max and Liesel become soul