Today, many people refuse to abide to the myriad of standards society imposes on everyone. In the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, a young girl named Liesel Meminger living in Nazi Germany during the Holocaust finds her true self, instead of conforming to the opinions and actions Adolf Hitler coaxes out of everyone. As a child, Liesel admires the Führer because she does not know any better. Without the knowledge of words, she does not perceive the meaning of Hitler’s speeches or intentions. However, when she is introduced to the world of books and language, her obeisance towards Hitler ceases. When Liesel sees a library full of books for the first time, she notices that “there were all different styles and sizes of lettering on the spines
