Examples Of Ugliness In The Book Thief

Beautiful Ugliness Often, one does not think about what death sees. Usually the common thought is what someone sees when they face death. Their last hours, minutes and seconds. There is never really a thought of what Death sees and experiences on his way to take someones soul, especially if he is always around the same people or person and is constantly taking people out of their life. Eventually each loss starts to accumulate. In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, the ugliness and beauty of humans is clearly demonstrated, especially in the specific era it is set in. Throughout the novel the small community of Molching produces most of the beauty that death experiences, but although there is much good incorporated in this community, there is …show more content…
During her first time playing out on the street with the neighbouring children Liesel is hit directly in the face with a snow ball. Death says, “a snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship,” and one could not be more correct about something (Markus Zusak 50). This camaraderie between Liesel and Rudy Steiner is a substantial contribution to the best of humans in Molching. Throughout the lives of the children the two take a journey that makes Death’s job more tolerable. Stealing, running, biking, laughing, teasing and living life together is what makes these humans beautiful to Death. Although these two children are not the only people who bring out the best in Molching. After Leisel steals the book from the celebration of Hitler and Ilsa Hermann sees her, she is scared to collect laundry from her the following weeks. During this time Ilsa radiates human beauty. Instead of punishing Liesel she rewards her. Frau Hermann can clearly see the lengths that Liesel will go for a book and she gives Liesel the experience of a life time. “Books everywhere! … It was one of the most beautiful things Liesel Meminger had ever seen,” Ilsa exposed this to Liesel and