Lucy Ren
Ms. Dasho
English 9H Period 1
10/7/15
Reading Log #1 (pg. 3-39)
Strategy: Compare and contrast two characters
In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, a German girl named Liesel Meminger is sent to live with her new foster parents Rosa and Hans Hubermann on Himmel Street. The personalities of her two new guardians are very distinct. Rosa Hubermann is shown to be a strict, harsh woman who enjoys swearing. She is described as having “a face decorated with constant fury. That was how the creases were made in the cardboard texture of her complexion” (Zusak 33). She is known for having straightened out multiple foster children, and makes money for the family by doing laundry for some local rich families. On the other hand, Hans is …show more content…
This reminded me very much of what happened in The Diary of Anne Frank. The entryway to the Secret Annex disguised as a bookcase is very similar to the Hubermanns’ arrangement for Max: “Downstairs, Hans and Max placed the mattress beneath the steps and built a wall of drop sheets at the side… With some well-positioned paint cans… it did simply look like a collection of junk gathered sloppily in the corner, out of the way” (208). The living conditions for the hiding Jews in both books are equally awful: “In the morning, he would return to the basement. A voiceless human. The Jewish rat, back to his hole” (215). In The Diary of Anne Frank, the families had to be quiet for hours every day, always anxious and worried about their hiding spot being discovered or compromised. When Max arrives, Hans stresses the importance to Liesel about keeping the secret and tells her about the consequences of failing to do so. “It was callous… He was certainly acting like a tyrant, but it was necessary” (203). Hans, who is usually mild and gentle, goes so far as to be strict and callous about it in order to get the point across and keep them all safe. In both The Book Thief and The Diary of Anne Frank, the people hiding Jews and the Jews being hidden all have their lives at
Ms. Dasho
English 9H Period 1
10/7/15
Reading Log #1 (pg. 3-39)
Strategy: Compare and contrast two characters
In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, a German girl named Liesel Meminger is sent to live with her new foster parents Rosa and Hans Hubermann on Himmel Street. The personalities of her two new guardians are very distinct. Rosa Hubermann is shown to be a strict, harsh woman who enjoys swearing. She is described as having “a face decorated with constant fury. That was how the creases were made in the cardboard texture of her complexion” (Zusak 33). She is known for having straightened out multiple foster children, and makes money for the family by doing laundry for some local rich families. On the other hand, Hans is …show more content…
This reminded me very much of what happened in The Diary of Anne Frank. The entryway to the Secret Annex disguised as a bookcase is very similar to the Hubermanns’ arrangement for Max: “Downstairs, Hans and Max placed the mattress beneath the steps and built a wall of drop sheets at the side… With some well-positioned paint cans… it did simply look like a collection of junk gathered sloppily in the corner, out of the way” (208). The living conditions for the hiding Jews in both books are equally awful: “In the morning, he would return to the basement. A voiceless human. The Jewish rat, back to his hole” (215). In The Diary of Anne Frank, the families had to be quiet for hours every day, always anxious and worried about their hiding spot being discovered or compromised. When Max arrives, Hans stresses the importance to Liesel about keeping the secret and tells her about the consequences of failing to do so. “It was callous… He was certainly acting like a tyrant, but it was necessary” (203). Hans, who is usually mild and gentle, goes so far as to be strict and callous about it in order to get the point across and keep them all safe. In both The Book Thief and The Diary of Anne Frank, the people hiding Jews and the Jews being hidden all have their lives at