The Book Thief Character Analysis

Growth It is important to have different types of people in your life, because you can grow in many different ways. In the Novel, The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, us readers come to realization that growth happens to be one of the Largest accomplishments seen throughout the characters ' lives, for many different reasons. Max grew as a human being by becoming more independent. One way he became more independent, was how he didn 't rely on anyone. "It 's a shame we can 't take you with us. It 's a disgrace" "It 's how it is." (p.373) (Zusak) This expresses Max 's growth, because the Hubermanns left him there knowing he would do fine and survive due to him …show more content…
One way she grew was in her academic skills. She had a very strong desire for it, and developed a large amount of learning skills. Liesel read books repeatedly and wrote down new words she discovered. "With the alphabet completed and studied a dozen times, Papa leaned over and said, "Enough for tonight?" "A few more words?" (p.68) (Zuzak) This illustrates the point perfectly, because it captures the strong driven desire of Liesel to learn by demonstrating to the readers how she wants to keep on going over words in order to improve. It shows readers the hard work she put in to become smarter and gain more knowledge. Another way Liesel grew, was in the area of trust. Trust is a hard area to grow in because it consists of taking risks. In order to grow trust, you have to step out of your comfort zone. Liesel learned to trust many people. She had to learn to trust her foster parents, Rudy, Max, and others. "It took nearly fifteen minutes to coax her from the car. It was the tall man who did it. Quietly. " (p.28) (Zuzak ) This demonstrates Liesel 's trust being handed away to a complete stranger, after being departed from her mother and witnessing her brother die. This was a very hard step for Liesel because she had to move on from what happened , and step out of her comfort zone. This is a step of bravery, and bravery comes as you grow and become older in life. Lastly, Liesel grows by learning how to handle the hard …show more content…
One way Rudy grew into a risk taking teenager, was at the race. "Rudy was intent on winning four events: the 1500, 400,200, and of course, the 100." (p.350) This is important because it shows that Rudy is passionate about something, but that he 's also taking risks and going out of his comfort zone. Another way how Rudy grew to a risk taking teenager, was when he started stealing. Rudy wanted to go and steal with the older boys in order to sustain himself, and also Liesel. "They made a few more journeys with Arthur Berg and his friends, keen to prove their worth and extend their thieving repitore. " (p.161 ) This expresses the risk that is being taken by Rudy. He is doing something he 's not suppose to be doing, with boys that are older than him. Also, Rudy could of wanted to steal to show off to Liesel. This leads to another reason. Rudy Steiner grows from a young innocent boy, to a risk taking teenager, by catching feelings. A lot of boys crush on girls when they 're young, but what Rudy had for Liesel was a stronger feeling than a little playground crush. For example, "A book floated down the Amper River. A boy jumped in, caught up to it, and held it in his right hand. The surrounding air was a lovely, gorgeous, nauseating cold, not to mention the concrete ache of the water, thickening from his toes to his hips. He grinned. How about a kiss?"(p.241) (Zusak) This piece from the