The Book Thief Character Analysis Essay

Character Analysis of Liesel Meminger “The Book Thief,” by Markus Zusak, is a very rich and detailed story about a girl named Liesel Meminger. This book shows the many adventures and troubles Meminger went through, throughout the rough times of Hitler. The character that is the most memorable is Liesel because she has so many different personalities that make her unique and such a great person. Liesel does what she needs to do for herself and the ones she loves dearly. Liesel is not only the most memorable because she is the main character, but the book expressed and showed many traits that proves she is the most memorable. Liesel is a very kind and considerate person. She does whatever she can when it comes to her family and close friends, even if it means bending the …show more content…
The blonde hair, brown-eyed girl has gone through a lot of trouble but each of her actions has a good reason behind it. Liesel believed in making her Papa happy, so she kept their secrets private. Liesel Meminger is a very loyal person, who is very loyal to her foster parents as well as her best friend, Rudy Steiner. Her loyalty does not change throughout the entire book.“They’ll drag that man up there away, and maybe Mama and me too - and we will never, ever come back,” (Zusak 204). Even Hans and Rosa Hubermann’s kept the secret from their own biological daughter. The secret, which was hiding Max, a Jew. Liesel also believes in the power of words. Max helped her realize this in his story he wrote about Liesel. Over the course of the book, majority of her actions are done for the freedom of reading or having a book. Just like the accordion is the symbol for Hans, a book is a symbol for Liesel. With her actions, she helped the entire community at times at need. Liesel does not have very much. She was a homeless girl who