How Does Hitler Use Words In The Book Thief

In the novel “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, the major theme is the power of words. People use words to communicate, but people can also use the words to manipulate or influence people to do good things. In Nazi Germany, Hitler uses words to manipulate people to substantiate his ideas, leading to his rise in power. Other people like presidents or characters in the novel, such as Liesel, use words to influence people to encourage commendable actions. Words have the power to extirpate or ameliorate people. There are many exemplifications of people using words to heal or destroy in the novel and reality. For example, Liesel uses words rejuvenate herself. Liesel finds a divertissement in reading and words. Giving her a distraction from the emotional tribulation she felt after the lost of her loved ones. Words unlike people, gave Liesel something that can never be fliched. In the novel Liesel says “... she felt an innate sense of power. It happened every time she deciphered a new word or pieced together a sentence.”
Liesel does not only use words to benefact herself, but others as well. Two paragons are Ilsa Hermann and …show more content…
In the novel and in reality, Hitler uses words to rise to power and unite Germany. While uniting Germany was good, his words also brought death to many innocent groups of people. One of those groups of people were Jews. And one Jew named max lost everything, but found meaning in Liesel and her words. The Word Shaker was about a young girl (referencing Liesel) who germinated a tree of words that no one can cut down. The Führer tries to demolish the tree, “Many hours passed, and still, the Führer’s ax could not take a single bite out of the trunk.” The Word Shaker intendment was to show Liesel that words are important and powerful. The narrator, Death even says that Liesel is luck to discover the power of words, “How fitting that she was discovering the power of