Sidra Sinan
Mrs. Bsheart
English 9
2 August 2014 The Book Thief
1. The narrator on page four is not a person, but it is death. “It suffices to say that at some point in time, I will be standing over you, as genially as possible. Your soul will be in my arms.” (Zusak, 4) This quote shows that death will be standing with you and your soul will be in its arms. Death sees life in color, and it prefers the sky to be a chocolate brown. He sees life in colors because sometimes seeing people die all the time is tiring. “It helps me cope, considering the length of the time I’ve been performing this job. The trouble is, who could ever replace me? Who could step in while I take a break in your stock-standard resort-style vacation destination, whether it to be tropical or the ski trip variety?” (Zusak, 5) Death gets fatigued over seeing people die all the time so he …show more content…
Throughout the book The Book Thief Leisal and Rudy had a true friendship. So, Rudy was one of the hardest people she had to say good-bye to. When Leisal saw Rudy she saw a flashback of all their amazing memories. “I watched the contenst of his soul for a moment and saw a black painted boy calling by the name Jesse Owens as he ran through an imaginary tape. I saw him hip-deep in some icy water chasing a book, and I saw a boy lying in bed imagine how a kiss would taste from his glorious next door neighbor.” (Zusak, 531). This quote shows that she truly treasured all the memorized she had shared with Rudy. “Do you remember what you said to everyone on that street that day?” “You said what are you assholes looking at?” This showed no matter how harsh and mean Rosa was she still showed “tough love.” And Leisal had appreciated that very much. The last person Leisal says goodbye to was her papa the one who saved her life. “Goodbye, Papa, you saved me. You taught me to read.” (Zusak, 538) This shows that Liesal was so thankful that her papa had taught her how to read because it was life changing and life
Mrs. Bsheart
English 9
2 August 2014 The Book Thief
1. The narrator on page four is not a person, but it is death. “It suffices to say that at some point in time, I will be standing over you, as genially as possible. Your soul will be in my arms.” (Zusak, 4) This quote shows that death will be standing with you and your soul will be in its arms. Death sees life in color, and it prefers the sky to be a chocolate brown. He sees life in colors because sometimes seeing people die all the time is tiring. “It helps me cope, considering the length of the time I’ve been performing this job. The trouble is, who could ever replace me? Who could step in while I take a break in your stock-standard resort-style vacation destination, whether it to be tropical or the ski trip variety?” (Zusak, 5) Death gets fatigued over seeing people die all the time so he …show more content…
Throughout the book The Book Thief Leisal and Rudy had a true friendship. So, Rudy was one of the hardest people she had to say good-bye to. When Leisal saw Rudy she saw a flashback of all their amazing memories. “I watched the contenst of his soul for a moment and saw a black painted boy calling by the name Jesse Owens as he ran through an imaginary tape. I saw him hip-deep in some icy water chasing a book, and I saw a boy lying in bed imagine how a kiss would taste from his glorious next door neighbor.” (Zusak, 531). This quote shows that she truly treasured all the memorized she had shared with Rudy. “Do you remember what you said to everyone on that street that day?” “You said what are you assholes looking at?” This showed no matter how harsh and mean Rosa was she still showed “tough love.” And Leisal had appreciated that very much. The last person Leisal says goodbye to was her papa the one who saved her life. “Goodbye, Papa, you saved me. You taught me to read.” (Zusak, 538) This shows that Liesal was so thankful that her papa had taught her how to read because it was life changing and life