The book and the movie The Book Thief alienates Hans Huberman on his unfavorable view of the Nazi Party in order to show society’s lack of belief on the Nazi Party in Germany itself.
Hans Huberman in the beginning of the book is unscathed by the German Party and helps a Jew painter causing him to get looked down by some people in the community. This shows how people like Hans cared about Jews and how he didn’t believe in the Nazi Party’s cause. Also, this scene let readers know that Germany itself was having trouble with unity as none of the general public punished Han or his family. His wife’s folding business was even prosperous, and the mayor’s wife, who is a strong Nazi Party supporter, helped Liesel by giving her books. Overall, if society truly believed in the Nazi Party, they wouldn’t just look down on outsiders, they would harass them or at least fire them.
Hans Huberman’s courage is also apparent in the movie as he also helps a painter like in the …show more content…
In the book it shows him giving Max, the Jew, a place to sleep and they share some of their portions with him. This shows how some people in Germany did value Jews, and would even sacrifice their life in order to hide them from the Nazis. Overall, the use of Hans as an outsider shows how the portrayal of everyone in Germany as Nazis as being false, as there were families like the Huberman’s who were forced to join the party or become persecuted.
Hans Huberman also fosters Max in the movie. In both the movie and the book it shows him as a caring person, who would help people no matter what religion they are. This shows how both the novel and movie give a more humanistic appeal to Germany by showing how people are actually good, and that not everyone is bad. Without this humanization, the vast majority of people would be stuck with the generalization that all Germans are
Hans Huberman in the beginning of the book is unscathed by the German Party and helps a Jew painter causing him to get looked down by some people in the community. This shows how people like Hans cared about Jews and how he didn’t believe in the Nazi Party’s cause. Also, this scene let readers know that Germany itself was having trouble with unity as none of the general public punished Han or his family. His wife’s folding business was even prosperous, and the mayor’s wife, who is a strong Nazi Party supporter, helped Liesel by giving her books. Overall, if society truly believed in the Nazi Party, they wouldn’t just look down on outsiders, they would harass them or at least fire them.
Hans Huberman’s courage is also apparent in the movie as he also helps a painter like in the …show more content…
In the book it shows him giving Max, the Jew, a place to sleep and they share some of their portions with him. This shows how some people in Germany did value Jews, and would even sacrifice their life in order to hide them from the Nazis. Overall, the use of Hans as an outsider shows how the portrayal of everyone in Germany as Nazis as being false, as there were families like the Huberman’s who were forced to join the party or become persecuted.
Hans Huberman also fosters Max in the movie. In both the movie and the book it shows him as a caring person, who would help people no matter what religion they are. This shows how both the novel and movie give a more humanistic appeal to Germany by showing how people are actually good, and that not everyone is bad. Without this humanization, the vast majority of people would be stuck with the generalization that all Germans are