As the common idiom goes, "Do not judge a book by its cover. " People often just view the cover of any sort of media, not necessarily a book, and judge whether it is good or bad, fiction or nonfiction, gendered or not. Markus Zusak’s, “The Book Thief,” depicts a character during a famous time in history; World War II, from the 3rd person perspective of a conscious figure intended to be Death, who makes a point on this idiom. One should not prejudge any sense of value or classification just from a quick glance of its exterior appearance. “The Book Thief,” by Markus Zusak is narrated by a consciousness perceived as Death.…
Zusak manipulates situational irony to expose the severity of the Holocaust, utilizing the point of view of Death. The thoughts of Death present ironic ideas, making the strange idea of Death…
In The Book Thief , Mark Zusak use of syntax , his arrangement of words and phrases , is used in a creative and significant manner. The author uses varying sentence lengths and dramatic pauses in order to provide meaning to the passage. In passage above , Death gives the reader insight into Max Vandenburg's dream. Max recollets on his boxing match with the Fuhrer , Adolf Hitler, and how Hitler through just words convinces the entire nation of Germany to turn against Max. Hitler convinces the people that Max and his people , the Jews , are manipulative and are going to take over the German people.…
The ten cent hammer catches Al's eyes while he is looking through the store, and he figures that the hammer would be good to have so he could use the nails he has collected from the construction site, to build something. Al has not money with which to buy the hammer however, and the proceeds to slip the hammer into his pocket and head from the store. Al is caught in the act of his theft, by a young man in the store, and is then taken to Mr. Clemmens, whom is the store owner. Mr. Clemmens accuses Al of being a thief, and treats him poorly, and rudely, not being kind at all, then tells Al that he may not come back to the store until he is able to actually purchase the items he is looking at.…
These stark differences cloud his vision, but someone such as LIesel, who is so pure and full of good, are the stories he likes to keep around, and the ones he really believes are worth life. People such as her haunt him after they pass, because he can’t forget their stories or their lives. In conclusion, Death says that he is “haunted by humans” because he is perplexed and confused by the hypocrisy that many people…
In the biography Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless goes into the Alaskan wilderness to discover himself and true happiness. The authors show the different meanings and versions of dignified death by connecting the consequences of the tragic hero to the flaws in distinct ways. In Sophocles’ Antigone,…
The author, Markus Zusak, often times included symbolism in his novel, The Book Thief. Zusak uses colors to describe in the quote above. As a reader, one can infer that the author is using symbolism to describe what is above the ground. For example, “giant blue eyes,” can mean peace. This book is settled during the Holocaust, which, probably, created an a violent atmosphere.…
Character Analysis During World War II Germany consisted of; constant fear of bombing, starvation, secrets and many deaths. In Markus Zusak’s book The Book Thief, World War II is narrated by death as he studied the lives of a German family and a Jewish friend that they helped hide. Hans Hubermann was the foster father of Liesel Meminger, the girl who death focuses on in the story. He also was the husband to Rosa Hubermann and a good friend to Max Vandenburg, the Jewish person who Hans helped live through World War II. Hans Hubermann was an important character because of his strong compassion for others which allowed him to surpass many obstacles and bring a positive light in such a tough time.…
The Lightning Thief is the first young adult book written by Rick Riordan. It was published July 1, 2005. It is the first book in the series Percy Jackson and The Olympians. It is a book about greek mythology with fictional characters. This book is about a twelve year old boy who learns that he is a demigod.…
Diction: The author utilizes diction to emphasize certain facets of the story, particularly characters and theme. Hawthorne contrasts a formal tone, in which he uses specific diction with the passionate, connotative style in a more informal tone in order to draw attention to the theme of logic versus emotion and to highlight the thoughts and feelings of the main characters affected by the Scarlet Letter. The two main tone shifts are apparent, but subtler shifts into neutral and colloquial tones are included, allowing Hawthorne to capture the shifting thoughts and moods of the main characters as the story progresses. The author allows imagery when necessary, as in the case of describing Pearl, in which he uses compliments with a dark twist…
Victims, perpetrators, and bystanders all have a very key, very relevant part in wars. Some are worse than others but it can come down to opinion. Victims are the abused ones that should be helped. Perpetrators are those following orders and don’t always have a choice and bystanders are those that chose not to help another human being. Bystanders are the worst in my opinion.…
The Basement Humans are made for battle, some psychological, others more physical. We are born into a broken world where battles are what we know best, but they aren’t the only thing we know. We also have an undenying will to survive even though sometimes we fail to acknowledge its presence. The fact is, without survival there can’t be another battle. So one after the other, we continue to struggle through whatever life, or in some cases death, has to throw at us.…
In Markus Zusak's’ “The Book Thief”, he makes Death the narrator. Yes, death takes your loved ones away from you, but Death is not all bad, he has compassion too. “The Book Thief” takes place in Nazi, Germany, while a young girls brother dies, and her parents go missing, and is forced to live in a foster home. Death displays his compassion by showing how attentive he is to Liesel, how his job impacts him, and his obsession with colors. Death assembled Liesel’s fearless encounters, to share with others.…
It is widely believed that human beings cannot escape death. Virginia Woolf’s narration in the story “The Death of the Moth” displays the battle between life and death, which is never won. The writer employs rhetorical devices such as fragmentation and tone, as well as metaphors to deliver his message and advance the feeling of pity in the reader. In addition, Woolf attentively uses metaphors and other literary devices in a manner that agrees with the shifting of the tone all through the narration, which assert the ideology that victory in the battle of death is impossible. The author intends to show that the moth’s actions are reflective of human life and that nature is powerful.…
She didn’t dare to look up, but she could feel their frightened eyes hanging on to her as she hauled the words in and breathed them out… For at least twenty minutes, she handed out the story. The youngest kids were soothed by her voice, and everyone else saw vision of the whistler running from the crime scene. Liesel did not. The book thief saw only the mechanics of the worlds-their bodies stranded on the paper, beaten down for her to walk on (Zusak 381).…