Any avid book lover or anybody interested in the history of the Nazi’s reign over Germany should immediately go to the nearest library or bookstore to pick up The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (550 pages). Through the words and actions of the novel’s main character, Liesel Meminger, this famous Holocaust novel can help young readers understand what life was really like during this period of suffering. This book contains numerous twists and turns that will leave readers questioning who was the actual narrator.
This narrative takes place in Molching, a small suburb in the Nazi-infested town of Munich. During this time, Hitler rose to power and enforced his own rules like a dictator. One of these rules included the drafting of men ranging from teenagers to the middle aged, forcing many to leave their families and go work for Hitler in the capital. Hitler’s ideas brought about an era of totalitarian rule that segregated people who did not follow or belong in his criteria of race and physical attributes. …show more content…
At the age of 12, she loses her father, her brother, and is separated from her mother when she [her mother] is forced to give up custody of Liesel. Because of this, she is then taken to meet the Hubermanns, who soon becomes her foster family. Liesel soon befriends Hans Hubermann, her foster father, who would soon introduce to her the hidden world of reading and knowledge, as well as the cruelties and the struggles the family will face as they have to face constant danger from airstrikes as well as the Nazis while keeping a big secret: they are hiding a
This narrative takes place in Molching, a small suburb in the Nazi-infested town of Munich. During this time, Hitler rose to power and enforced his own rules like a dictator. One of these rules included the drafting of men ranging from teenagers to the middle aged, forcing many to leave their families and go work for Hitler in the capital. Hitler’s ideas brought about an era of totalitarian rule that segregated people who did not follow or belong in his criteria of race and physical attributes. …show more content…
At the age of 12, she loses her father, her brother, and is separated from her mother when she [her mother] is forced to give up custody of Liesel. Because of this, she is then taken to meet the Hubermanns, who soon becomes her foster family. Liesel soon befriends Hans Hubermann, her foster father, who would soon introduce to her the hidden world of reading and knowledge, as well as the cruelties and the struggles the family will face as they have to face constant danger from airstrikes as well as the Nazis while keeping a big secret: they are hiding a