Liesel says this: “‘Please,’ she said, ‘my papa’s accordion. Could you get it for me?’ She removed the injured instrument and laid it next to Papa’s body. ‘Here, Papa’” (Zusak 538). Even right before Hans death Liesel wants him to play the accordion because she knows it will comfort her, and it will comfort other around her. Then, Hans begins to play the broken accordion.
“Keep playing, Papa. Papa stopped. He dropped the accordion and his silver eyes continued to rust. There was only a body now, on the ground, and Liesel lifted him up and hugged him. She wept over the shoulder of Hans Hubermann. Goodbye, Papa, you saved me. You taught me to read. No one can play like you. I’ll never drink champagne. No one can play like you” (Zusak