Rudy

natural because the feeling of sympathy is a need to help fix others. This feeling is strong throughout the novel, mostly portrayed by Hans Hubermann and the reader for the characters in the novel. Liesel feels sympathy for Max; Rudy feels sympathy for Liesel; Liesel, Rudy, and Hans feel concerned for the Jews being paraded through town; and Hans and Ilsa feel pity towards Liesel for her losses, her lack in reading, her lack in money and food, and her being bullied. The Jews are paraded around…

Thief was snugly resting on Liesel’s stomach, being cradled as she breathed. Two innocent children. Just laying there. Quietly. The droning intensified. Fast forward a few hours. The sun had been diminished by the pressing twilight. The bodies of Rudy and Liesel were beginning to surrender to sleep, even though the buzzing became insistantly…

Ben’s Mom: Problem: Ben’s mom’s major problem throughout the book Deadline is her depression. The moments where she locks herself in her room and put herself down for not being a good mother. This situation didn’t only harmed her but Ben and his brother, Cody seeing this growing up could not have been easy. Solution: The solution I think Ben’s mom has is she can get professional help. Maybe see a counselor as many times as she needs a month. They can even get counseling as a family. I think…

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is filled with conflicts within most the characters. As a result, there is only one distinct character to blame, Death. Most readers can detect a scene or part in the book that revolves around internal and external conflicts. The main characters have all encountered the feeling of conflict, but the main characters count for Liesel Meminger and Alex Steiner. Liesel Meminger deals with internal conflict throughout the book. She has to dealt with people calling her…

Death was gentle when handling different souls, like Liesel’s sick brother, Werner, Rudy, and Hans and Rosa Hubermann. Death showed his softer side when handling Werner’s soul. He held the spirit very softly and treated him like a valuable object. “He warmed up soon after, but when I picked him up originally, the boy’s spirit was soft and cold, like ice cream.” While in Death’s arms, Werner, Liesel’s brother, was held gently,…

a war torn town in Nazi Germany and as a way for them to take back control of their lives. The most obvious portrayal of thievery in the novel is of Liesel, Rudy, and the other children stealing food because they are hungry. Having to ration during wartime and having Max in her home, Liesel often does not get enough to eat. Her and Rudy join a group of kids focused on stealing food from residents of the town in order to have full stomachs everyday. This helps…

brother dead on the train. Hans begins to teach her to read every night. Meanwhile this is happening, Liesel becomes best friends with her neighbor, Rudy Steiner. They go on to have many great memories, some of which they stole together. Her foster mother,…

Liesel was not so fond of Hans until she rolled cigarettes with him, there was no exact reason why she liked this hobby so much, she probably liked to help her Papa. Liesel meets her best friend Rudy Steiner who has longed for a kiss from Liesel from when they met on the first day of school. Liesel and Rudy go through some economic troubles when the World War 1, and finds their first thief activity. The first theft was a simple book Liesel stole from the remainings of the fire from the…

can create connections and friendships with other people. One example is how words began a friendship between Liesel and Rudy. In the beginning of their relationship, Liesel is very quiet and she does not say much. However, when she does begin to speak to Rudy, an instant friendship is born. The first time they have real interaction is the soccer game where Liesel handed Rudy his first missed penalty kick and then he hit Liesel in the face with a mud snowball. She said, “‘How do you like that?’…

deeply upset from the loss of her brother and mother, seeks confidence in Hans who is a nice man that helps her learn the alphabet and how to read. Liesel slowly develops an overwhelming love for reading and writing. Liesel becomes friends with a boy, Rudy Steiner, who has a crush on her. At a book burning, Liesel is seen stealing a book by the mayor's wife Ilsa Hermann. Liesel later begins delivering washing for Rosa one of her customers being Ilsa. When Liesel is delivering the washing, Ilsa…