The Grave Digger's Handbook Essay

Death. Why do we despise this word so much? Is it because of its effect? Is it because of its meaning? Well, in this story you get to see it’s perspective. In this story death will be telling you why he chose that person. That person who has a family, who has a job, who has a life. Why he chose that person’s soul to take with him. This story takes place in Germany, on Himmel street, the time of the Nazi. Death decided to follow a girl for a while, little did he know that one simple action from a girl named Liesel Meminger could be life changing. By her brother’s dead body, her life changed by picking up a small, simple, and useless item; The Grave Digger’s Handbook. That simple plain book, lead her on a journey. As with most small towns, Mulching has many different characters. She will meet her new foster parents Rosa and Hans Hubermann. Thier next door neighbor, that can’t keep his eyes off of Liesel, Rudy Steiner. When Hans was in war he met a good friend. In which, father of Max Vandenburg. A jew living with a very strict mother, an accordionist/house painter, and a clever girl. Odd combination, I know, but in that household contains drama, some tears, and joy. Liesel, in the beginning, is not the best reader, but she loved words. On her first night on Himmel street could have been better. That …show more content…
One evening, Max had payed a visit, a long one too. Sacrifice had to be made, less food was disturbed, secrets were made, and some arguments were held. During winter months, was the hardest, Max in a coma, food running low, and worst of all more and more people were taken. For everyone’s one good once recovered, Max left, Death always had an eye on him. Liesel had thought things were getting better, it just got worse. Hans just had gotten taken away to fight. A devastating time, people stopped giving their laundry away to clean, no more new words, and a depressed