SRMPA-Protagonist of the Book Thief According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, a protagonist is the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text -the one against the antagonist. In a literary context, a protagonist is the hero of the novel who works to solve the conflict while undergoing change, and learning concepts, and accepting bad factors throughout the novel. The protagonist is also often dealt with the antagonist, or the opposing force in the novel that tries to against the change that the protagonist is trying to bring. The antagonist of the novel is no doubt Hitler and the Nazi party, as they take away the things Liesel pushes for like learning to read, and her family and friends.
In the book the Book Thief, there is arguable perspective on which the protagonist of the novel is. In …show more content…
As the definition of a protagonist states, learning concepts throughout the novel can prove that the character is a protagonist. In part 4, page 237 of the Book Thief it states, “Liesel read and viewed Max Vandenburg’s gift three times, noticing a different brush line or word with each one.” What this shows is that Liesel appreciated Max’s gift noticing minor details in the gift. Even though throughout the middle of the novel when Max came, Liesel and him became instant friends, this sentence from the book shows that Liesel really appreciates the things Max does to her. This brings up the idea of learning the concept of friendship, because Liesel is taking her relationship with Max and bringing it a step further, because she is now appreciating and noticing the hard work Max did in constructing her gift. This is a true displaying of friendship, because it proves that Liesel cares about Max and loves what he does. In addition to Liesel learning about friendship, she also learns about the concept of
In the book the Book Thief, there is arguable perspective on which the protagonist of the novel is. In …show more content…
As the definition of a protagonist states, learning concepts throughout the novel can prove that the character is a protagonist. In part 4, page 237 of the Book Thief it states, “Liesel read and viewed Max Vandenburg’s gift three times, noticing a different brush line or word with each one.” What this shows is that Liesel appreciated Max’s gift noticing minor details in the gift. Even though throughout the middle of the novel when Max came, Liesel and him became instant friends, this sentence from the book shows that Liesel really appreciates the things Max does to her. This brings up the idea of learning the concept of friendship, because Liesel is taking her relationship with Max and bringing it a step further, because she is now appreciating and noticing the hard work Max did in constructing her gift. This is a true displaying of friendship, because it proves that Liesel cares about Max and loves what he does. In addition to Liesel learning about friendship, she also learns about the concept of