In the compelling novel, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Liesel Meminger discovers the importance and power of words, especially the power they have in the book’s setting of Molching, Germany during the reign of anti-semitic Adolf Hitler. After Liesel loses her mother and her brother she is sent to live with her new foster parents, the accordion playing Hans Hubermann, and his wife, the resilient Rosa Hubermann. Her new life has much in store for her including stealing books, a Jewish man hiding in her basement, and a new “lemon” haired best friend. While staying with the Hubermanns, Liesel begins to realize the presence the Nazi Party has in the town and she struggles to understand its impact on their lives. When Max, a runaway Jew, knocks at their door asking for help, Liesel begins to form a strong relationship with him and comes to realize the injustice of what Hitler is doing
The Book Thief is narrated by a persona of “death”. Throughout the book, Death explains his obsession with human behavior and the colors that appear when they die. He is particularly interested in Liesel who he first meets on a train when her brother dies during the journey. Liesel’s career of stealing books begins at her brother’s burial …show more content…
Throughout the book, Liesel struggles to understand what the beliefs and actions of the Nazis mean and in the end, she discovers that it was Hitler's fault her parents were taking away from her. She states, “‘I hate the Fuhrer,’ … ‘I hate him’” (115). She blames him for all the pain she has endured and will endure. She also fights to understand why they treat jews so unfairly and why they hate them so much because she has a Jew in her basement and she grows to love him and think of him as a brother. It is the classic man vs. society in this story, in other words, Liesel vs the sadistic views of Nazi
The Book Thief is narrated by a persona of “death”. Throughout the book, Death explains his obsession with human behavior and the colors that appear when they die. He is particularly interested in Liesel who he first meets on a train when her brother dies during the journey. Liesel’s career of stealing books begins at her brother’s burial …show more content…
Throughout the book, Liesel struggles to understand what the beliefs and actions of the Nazis mean and in the end, she discovers that it was Hitler's fault her parents were taking away from her. She states, “‘I hate the Fuhrer,’ … ‘I hate him’” (115). She blames him for all the pain she has endured and will endure. She also fights to understand why they treat jews so unfairly and why they hate them so much because she has a Jew in her basement and she grows to love him and think of him as a brother. It is the classic man vs. society in this story, in other words, Liesel vs the sadistic views of Nazi