Dialectical Journal Rudy Night

In this passage, it is Christmas time and Rudy’s father is still gone. Liesel makes an attempt at cheering him up by bringing Rudy to his father’s tailoring company after dark. As the two children poke around the abandoned shop and find old treasures. To any passerby they would look like normal children, a little on the skinny side, but other than that normal. What they do not see is the hurt that stays inconspicuously behind the eyes of human embodiments of sorrow and pain. They escape these pains that haunt and chase them in their sleep by focusing on those who are still alive. Rudy and Leisel are these people to each other. Liesel teases Rudy about his new suit and as Rudy approaches Liesel, she feels nervousness crawling up her spine. Rudy’s preadolescence takes over and he stumbles on a mannequin. …show more content…
When she reaches him even Death urges her to kiss the boy next door. Unfortunately, when Liesel Meminger’s lips meet Rudy Steiner’s, his lips will be dry and covered in dust and dirt and hers will be warm and filled with longing. Liesel has and will lose everyone that she has ever loved. The resisting of love is only natural. As far as Liesel knows, with love comes pain. She will be running from death until the end of her days. In the case of life, Liesel “The Book Thief” Meminger will outrun the infamous Rudy “Jesse Owens” Steiner. Death crowns the winners and the losers of this neverending race. Hitler has a front row seat to the race of these particular children and everyone they are close