One example of this occurs in The River Between Us, when Tilly goes up to visit Noah with families of other soldiers: “No one had witnessed the fruits of war till now. Men in the crowd wept like children. Women shrieked and keened and fell on their knees. But we didn't. We might miss Noah.” (113) Here, Peck uses a simile to compare the crowds sobs to that of small children, showing that the men are feeling weak and helpless, and are in dire need of help. Peck also uses imagery in this instance to describe the blood and pain that came from warfare. Another example of this theme occurs in The Book Thief, when Death describes its most recent encounter with Leisel: “The last time I saw her was red. The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places it was burned. There were black crumbs and pepper, streaked across the redness.” (53) In this early encounter, Death uses a color, red, often associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, and determination, to describe its last encounter with Leisel. Death also describes the bombings at the time by comparing the sky to soup. The air was rippled and charred, and the sky was red with blood. It also describe the bombs and shards as black crumbs and pepper. These similes are used to engage the reader and to depict the theme that warfare is
One example of this occurs in The River Between Us, when Tilly goes up to visit Noah with families of other soldiers: “No one had witnessed the fruits of war till now. Men in the crowd wept like children. Women shrieked and keened and fell on their knees. But we didn't. We might miss Noah.” (113) Here, Peck uses a simile to compare the crowds sobs to that of small children, showing that the men are feeling weak and helpless, and are in dire need of help. Peck also uses imagery in this instance to describe the blood and pain that came from warfare. Another example of this theme occurs in The Book Thief, when Death describes its most recent encounter with Leisel: “The last time I saw her was red. The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places it was burned. There were black crumbs and pepper, streaked across the redness.” (53) In this early encounter, Death uses a color, red, often associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, and determination, to describe its last encounter with Leisel. Death also describes the bombings at the time by comparing the sky to soup. The air was rippled and charred, and the sky was red with blood. It also describe the bombs and shards as black crumbs and pepper. These similes are used to engage the reader and to depict the theme that warfare is