This book takes place in the WWII era. During that time, death and devastation was everywhere. This brings up a good opportunity to make Death, the being, the narrator of the story. Over 60 million people died in WWII, which means Death had a good point of view, always being anywhere and everywhere. A point of view can affect an author’s message and a different perspective can change the context of a story drastically. Death, Liesel, and some other minor characters all see the world differently. Death is the narrator in “The Book Thief.” He goes around collecting souls and telling the story of Liesel Meminger. His point of view stays the same throughout the story; all he can do is watch as events unfold before him. “Yes, often, I am reminded
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His views on her changes from just being curious to actually having an unspoken connection. “One of them, Rudy, would become Liesel’s best friend, and later, her partner and sometime catalyst in crime” (47). Death sprinkles some foreshadowing throughout the entire story. Here he explains how Liesel and Rudy’ s relationship unfolds and blossoms. “So hard that he would never ask for her lips again and would go to his grave without them” (303). Death is using more foreshadowing, this time about Rudy’s demise. This sentence has some sad emotion in it, meaning Death was becoming more attached to Liesel and her friends and family. “The bombs were coming - and so was I” (335). Since Death is an all knowing being and the narrator of this story, his point of view is massive. He can be anywhere and see everything happening or that has happened. He was at Stalingrad and he was there the day Liesel’s brother died. “Together, they watched the humans disappear. They watched them dissolve, like moving tablets in the human air” (515). Death uses figurative language as he’s retelling Liesel’s story to us. This gives an insight …show more content…
“She, of course, was Rosa Hubermann, also known as Mama, and she very nearly did kill her” (55). Rosa Hubermann loved Liesel, she just showed it differently. She was very hard on everyone she knew, so her outlook on life must have been “pressure makes diamonds.” “On the night of the parade, the idiot sat in the kitchen, drinking bitter gulps of Holtzapfel’s coffee and hankering for a cigarette” (399). Hans Hubermann was so nice that he put his entire family in danger. His perspective about life was that he would always put himself first. He was Liesel’s biggest role model and taught her how to put others first. “The reply floated from his mouth, then molded itself like a stain to the ceiling. Such was his feeling of shame” (200). Max was always shy and quiet, even after living with the Hubermanns and making a connection with them. His point of view is limited since most of the time he was hid in the basement, but his perspective on life would be to make the little things count. Drawing in his sketchbook, the gifts he receives from Liesel, those all made him happy even though he was being hunted like an animal. “German air was in his lungs. The yellow stars were on fire” (397). This is when Max decides it’s best to leave the company of the Hubermanns. He sacrifices his somewhat safe life in the basement to make sure they do not get caught for harboring a
His views on her changes from just being curious to actually having an unspoken connection. “One of them, Rudy, would become Liesel’s best friend, and later, her partner and sometime catalyst in crime” (47). Death sprinkles some foreshadowing throughout the entire story. Here he explains how Liesel and Rudy’ s relationship unfolds and blossoms. “So hard that he would never ask for her lips again and would go to his grave without them” (303). Death is using more foreshadowing, this time about Rudy’s demise. This sentence has some sad emotion in it, meaning Death was becoming more attached to Liesel and her friends and family. “The bombs were coming - and so was I” (335). Since Death is an all knowing being and the narrator of this story, his point of view is massive. He can be anywhere and see everything happening or that has happened. He was at Stalingrad and he was there the day Liesel’s brother died. “Together, they watched the humans disappear. They watched them dissolve, like moving tablets in the human air” (515). Death uses figurative language as he’s retelling Liesel’s story to us. This gives an insight …show more content…
“She, of course, was Rosa Hubermann, also known as Mama, and she very nearly did kill her” (55). Rosa Hubermann loved Liesel, she just showed it differently. She was very hard on everyone she knew, so her outlook on life must have been “pressure makes diamonds.” “On the night of the parade, the idiot sat in the kitchen, drinking bitter gulps of Holtzapfel’s coffee and hankering for a cigarette” (399). Hans Hubermann was so nice that he put his entire family in danger. His perspective about life was that he would always put himself first. He was Liesel’s biggest role model and taught her how to put others first. “The reply floated from his mouth, then molded itself like a stain to the ceiling. Such was his feeling of shame” (200). Max was always shy and quiet, even after living with the Hubermanns and making a connection with them. His point of view is limited since most of the time he was hid in the basement, but his perspective on life would be to make the little things count. Drawing in his sketchbook, the gifts he receives from Liesel, those all made him happy even though he was being hunted like an animal. “German air was in his lungs. The yellow stars were on fire” (397). This is when Max decides it’s best to leave the company of the Hubermanns. He sacrifices his somewhat safe life in the basement to make sure they do not get caught for harboring a