Liesel’s relationship with Hans is important because it gives Liesel a father figure and someone she can trust. As soon as Liesel enters the Hubermanns’ home, she creates an instant bond with Hans because of his gentleness and his effort to help Liesel learn, which persists through the book until his death. Death narrates, “”Leave her alone.” Hans Hubermann entered the fray. His gentle voice made its way in, as if slipping through a crowd. “Leave her to me.”” (33). This shows that Hans’s natural gentleness was able to get Liesel relaxed as she felt that she was in good hands. Death narrates, “…she was clearly proud of Hans Hubermann’s part in her education. You wouldn’t think it, she wrote, but it was not so much the school who helped me to
