"A small fact: You are going to die"
That is the first thing Death says in Markus Zusak's The Book Thief. A story told during WWII, this novel takes you on a journey into the life of the protagonist, Liesel Meminger, an orphaned child who is raised in a house where Jewish people aren't a disgrace. This story dives into Liesel's life, her friends and her growing passion for reading. The Book Thief has everything, from its unconventional use of characterization to its beautiful symbolic messages in life to its completely crazy narration.
Zusak wrote this book with a whole new perspective. The point of view is confusing and yet it feels natural. The book is not told in 1st, 2nd or 3rd person. It is told by Death himself, who is retelling a story the main character wrote, that he experienced from his perspective, but as a third person narrator. It is Death telling a story to the reader and …show more content…
From the moment Rudy met Liesel, he had a crush on her. Throughout the book, he always half-joking, half-seriously asked for a kiss from Liesel, who denied every time. This almost subtle characteristic in Rudy is such a relevant factor in making this story not drowning with dread. As well as being a key to comic relief, this really gives this book more sorrow at the end with Liesel not only kissing Rudy's lifeless lips, but also confessing her love for him.
The subtle foreshadowing in this book is ingenious. Zusak plays with his words with such ease, molding them, to form fragile sentences that make up this book. He creates foreshadowing in the most simple yet sophisticated way imaginable. "Hard times were coming. Like a parade." This quote from page 358 is a simile with foreshadowing looped in the middle. Later in the book, Max, a "Jew" gets caught in hiding and is marched to a concentration camp, in a parade like
That is the first thing Death says in Markus Zusak's The Book Thief. A story told during WWII, this novel takes you on a journey into the life of the protagonist, Liesel Meminger, an orphaned child who is raised in a house where Jewish people aren't a disgrace. This story dives into Liesel's life, her friends and her growing passion for reading. The Book Thief has everything, from its unconventional use of characterization to its beautiful symbolic messages in life to its completely crazy narration.
Zusak wrote this book with a whole new perspective. The point of view is confusing and yet it feels natural. The book is not told in 1st, 2nd or 3rd person. It is told by Death himself, who is retelling a story the main character wrote, that he experienced from his perspective, but as a third person narrator. It is Death telling a story to the reader and …show more content…
From the moment Rudy met Liesel, he had a crush on her. Throughout the book, he always half-joking, half-seriously asked for a kiss from Liesel, who denied every time. This almost subtle characteristic in Rudy is such a relevant factor in making this story not drowning with dread. As well as being a key to comic relief, this really gives this book more sorrow at the end with Liesel not only kissing Rudy's lifeless lips, but also confessing her love for him.
The subtle foreshadowing in this book is ingenious. Zusak plays with his words with such ease, molding them, to form fragile sentences that make up this book. He creates foreshadowing in the most simple yet sophisticated way imaginable. "Hard times were coming. Like a parade." This quote from page 358 is a simile with foreshadowing looped in the middle. Later in the book, Max, a "Jew" gets caught in hiding and is marched to a concentration camp, in a parade like