Power of Words: In this story, Liesel is also known as the "Book Thief" by Rudy because she steals or takes books that do not belong to her and loves to read. Words have influenced her life in so many ways, from the beginning when Max made "The Standover Man" for her to read to the end when she wrote her own book. Liesel understands how words and reading change her overall attitude about the situation she is in. When she is hidden in the basement with her close family and friends, books were what kept them feeling calm and safe. At the end of Liesel's book she writes "I hope of have made them [the books] right." This shows Liesel's understanding of the power of words on her readers. She wants the words to affect her reader just as they have
