Point of View:
“It’s the leftover humans.
The survivors.
They’re the ones I can’t stand to look at, although on many occasions I still fail. I deliberately seek out the colors to keep my mind off them, but now and then, I witness the ones who are left behind, crumbling among the jigsaw puzzle of realization, despair, and surprise. They have punctured hearts. They have beaten lungs.” (pg. 5)
Death is disgusted by humans. With their wars and selfish desires, they confuse Death. Death has seen how humans never learn from their mistakes, and how history repeats itself. Therefore, he is fascinated by Liesel Memminger. Liesel isn’t like the other humans Death has observed. She’s kind, and she looks out for herself. Liesel’s deep care and love for those around her captivates Death, makes him see the beauty humans
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The Hermanns fire Liesel, and when she returns home with no washing, Liesel’s foster mother, Rosa, confronts her. Rosa asks Liesel where the washing is, and Liesel explains what happened. Rosa would usually launch off on a torrent of verbal assault, but this time she is unable to because she is very stressed. Liesel is used to this oral battering, and after she does something that seems unspeakable, like badmouth the mayor’s wife, she feels the need to be scolded. She needs the confirmation that she has been bad, and on this evening, Rosa cannot do that for her. These events are an example of two internal conflicts. Although the two yell at each other, the real struggle is within themselves. When Max Vandenberg, a Jew, arrives, and the Hubermanns hide him in their basement, a lot of stress is put on the family. Rosa is trying to be as motherly as she can towards him, whilst battling with the fact that any moment he could be discovered and her family would be endangered. Liesel is trying to be a good friend to Max, but is also