The author, Markus Zusak, often times included symbolism in his novel, The Book Thief. Zusak uses colors to describe in the quote above. As a reader, one can infer that the author is using symbolism to describe what is above the ground. For example, “giant blue eyes,” can mean peace. This book is settled during the Holocaust, which, probably, created an a violent atmosphere. Blue is the color of trust and peace. It can suggest loyalty and integrity as well as conservatism and frigidity. During the Holocaust, it was the complete opposite. Therefore, the author might be using, “cloud,” meaning the war and, “how everything looked above those clouds,” to say how their lives would be like without the war. “...Knowing without question that the sun
