Examples Of Sacrifice In The Book Thief

People can determine what they value above all else only by what they choose to sacrifice. This line is show throughout The Book Thief characters countless times. Whether it is with Liesel giving up her safety so she can help Jewish people survive or if it is Liesel’s mother who gives up Liesel in order to protect her. Both of those characters seem to value another person’s life over their own. But out of all the characters in the Hans Huberman seems to sacrifice himself over and over again for the same reason. He always sacrifices himself so he can help another person in need. There is one moment in The Book Thief where what he values is very apparent it this moment helps you understand the entire book as a whole. Throughout the entire book Hans has always seemed to care for others …show more content…
One of the many themes of this book is courage. It took Hans a lot of courage to go and help this Jewish man even though he knew he would suffer many consequences not only from the Nazi soldiers but also from his own townsmen. Hans gives the man a piece of bread disregarding the consequences he was going to suffer because of what he was doing. No one else in the entire town went to help that Jewish man because none of them had the courage to do so. Only Hans out of so many was willing to take the risk and help another human being survive for a little longer. People are able to determine what they value most just by seeing what they are willing to sacrifice. Hans was willing to sacrifice himself for a complete stranger and that took courage. Hans always seemed to give himself up to others in need. He can never turn them away. These events that helped show what Hans seemed to value most helped see one of the themes of The Book Thief and that was courage. Hans is a very selfless person and always wanted to do what was right even if it meant he had to stand