Markus Zusak

“Here is a small fact - You are going to die” (Zusak 3). So, with these ten small words, begins the reader’s tumultuous relationship with Death, the narrator of Markus Zusak’s novel, “The Book Thief”. In a world where hundreds of pieces of literature have been published in an effort to preserve the memory of Hitler’s Nazi regime and their cruel acts against humanity, “The Book Thief”, with its striking narration, becomes a unique testament to the Holocaust. Death escorts the reader into the…

Markus Zusak wrote in his book, The Book Thief, “My heart is so tired” (Zusak. 427). This creates a connection between exhaustion and the character and is one of many examples where Zusak uses figurative language to express his ideas. In the novel, The Book Thief, Markus Zusak uses personification and similes repetitively throughout his writing. His use of these types of figurative language shows comparison and imagery, helps the reader to better understand the plot, and gives the reader a…

the book that I had picked up on the symbolism hidden in the door of 33 Himmel Street. Had Markus Zusak not pointed out the importance of the door through Hans ' return home I would have thought nothing of it. " Four years earlier Liesel was coaxed through that doorway when she showed up for the fist time. Max Vandenburg had stood there with key biting into his hand. Now it was Hans Hubermann 's turn." (Zusak 492). I believe he wanted us to discover this motif, for what other reason would he…

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is narrated by Death who relays 10 year-old Liesel Meminger’s story as she lives in Nazi Germany. Liesel was sent off to live with her foster parents Hans Hubermann and Rosa Hubermann on Himmel Street when her brother died on the train there. She learns to love her Mama, Papa, her best friend Rudy, books and the delight of stealing them as she lives there. When the Hubermanns hide a Jew in their basement, Liesel discovers brilliant and terrible things about life in…

doing what you know is right” (Unknown). In The Book Thief By Markus Zusak this quote is especially true. The main character in The Book Thief, Liesel, is living with a her foster mother and father Hans and Rosa Hubermann in Nazi Germany. Once Leasil is settled with her foster family, Max, a jew in hiding, comes to live with them she can't tell anyone about max including her neighbor/best friend Rudy. In The Book Thief ,by Markus Zusak, independence and keeping an open mind is a strong influence…

“There is no limit to what a man can do so long as he does not care a straw who gets the credit for it”(Charles Edward Montague).The Book Thief a novel by Markus Zusak, shows the horrors of World War Two through the perspective of a German family. Throughout the story many characters come and go, but one of the most pivotal character is Hans Hubermann. Hans is the Foster father to liesel, and a husband to Rosa. He is caring and loving, but most importantly he is unselfish. Hans is super…

thievery. . .” (pg6) Sounds familiar, right? But don’t be tricked by the premise. The Book Thief is, without a doubt, one of those books that will stay with you all your life, or should I say it will haunt you. Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s novel follows the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing something she can’t resist, books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father…

Liesel, has lost everyone and everything she ever knew, and she has to learn to live her new life in a new area. Throughout this journey she makes new friends and family, makes a new life, and she learns how powerful words are. In The Book Thief, Mark Zusak shows how words are powerful enough to create friendship, give freedom, and overshadow hate. Through various experiences, Liesel learns about how words can create connections and friendships with other people. One example is how words began a…

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a historical-fiction book published in 2005 by Picador. The story is narrated by Death, and takes place in Germany, in a small city, called Molching, during WWII. The story begins with Liesel, a young girl, moving in with her new foster parents, and the next four years of her life on Himmel street, which changes dramatically with the heightening of WWII. On Himmel street, she meets Rudy Steiner, her best friend, and Max Vandenburg, a Jewish fistfighter. The…

Richard Peck is the story of Howard Leland Hutchings who is on his way to visit family in Grand Tower, Illinois. There, his grandmother Tilly takes the story, retelling the family's experiences in the first year of the Civil War. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a novel about Liesel Meminger, a young German girl growing up during WWII. She lives with her foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, outside of Munich and copes with the loss of a brother and the…