I expected it to be about a boy who steals books to live and pay off his family's debt. 4. Liesel: Liesel is the absolute main character of this book. She is a bright young girl even though she has little education. She is a lover of books.
In ‘The Book Thief’, people still ”who refused to believe that this small town on Munich's outskirts could be a target, but the majority of the population was well aware that it was not a question of if, but when" (Zusak 353). This is an example of external conflict because this is an actual war between religious beliefs and hate towards Jews. What I think about the ending of the book still left people with questions about how Liesel’s life after the war was? Did she get married to Max? Did Death give Liesel her book?
During the hardest times, you still have to help others. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak proves just that. Through the toughest times when you are suffering, helping others makes you feel a form of self peace and happiness. Liesel Meminger is the main character in this novel and she is a young German girl living through the Holocaust.
Liesel, by miracle, is in the basement writing in her journal and survives. When she emerges from the basement, she finds the bodies of those she loves — Hans, Rosa, as well as Rudy. She is taken away by air raid officers, and it is at this moment that Death finds and takes her book, The Book Thief. This is how he knows her story. Alex Steiner, Rudy’s father, is relieved of duty after he hears about the bombings and finds Liesel.
The Kindness and Cruelty of Humans Katie Vezina ENG 4U1 Braga Since the dawn of time, mankind has always struggled with the battle between good and evil. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, kindness and cruelty is something nearly all of the characters struggle with. In World of Wonders by Robertson Davies, Paul is on the receiving end of kindness and cruelty and Willard acts cruelly. In “The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas” directed by Mark Herman, the characters are challenged by the fight of good and evil in the course of World War Two.
She must have had a lot of courage going up in a crowded, chaotic basement. In normal situations, no one would be listening to her. But, Liesel managed to calm down the crowd. Without a doubt, Liesel is one of the most brave, courageous characters in the book, and her actions in this situation only enforce
Book Thief Character Analysis “I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.” Throughout the novel, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the author shows us many lessons Liesel Meminger learns. Books help Liesel to grow and mature. Liesel Meminger is a foster child, who is traveling to Munich to meet her foster parents.
“The consequence of this is that I’m always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty, and I wonder how the same thing can be both”. Death is the narrator of the novel ‘The Book Thief’. Death implies that there is something ugly and beautiful in every human being he has come across, but yet he doesn’t know how they can co-exist in one person. The Book Thief explores how beauty can co-exist with brutality.
Liesel has realized she must respect the man who was the reason for her and her entire families suffering. She has realized she officially has lost her home, that she is completely isolated from the community. “It was quite a sight seeing an eleven year old girl try not to cry on church steps, saluting fuhrer”(Zusak 115). After losing all of these emotionally wrecking things Liesel learns and understands she needs to keep going forward. She refuses to give up she although times are rough manages to think, it could be worse.
A main reason Liesel develops into the character she is by the end of the novel is due to the individuals she meets and her relationships with them. When Hans Hubermann becomes
**Introduction:** In the film "The Book Thief," books take on a significant role, symbolizing struggle, change, and hope in the context of Nazi Germany. Amidst the oppressive regime that banned and burned books, the protagonist Liesel Meminger's journey with books reflects the challenges of maintaining humanity, the transformative power of literature, and the solace and inspiration found within their pages. * *Body Paragraph 1 - Struggle:**
In the novel, Liesel’s behavior shows justice and love through her friendship with Max. Although her relationship with Max in the beginning of the book was rather awkward, soon her perspective towards Max soothes and their relationship bonds to a friendship. There are some times when Liesel’s actions were unbelievable, especially during the Jew parade. “ ‘ You have to let go of me Liesel.’
Max and Liesel gain a very strong friendship until he must leave for the family’s safety. In the end, the Allied Powers bomb the city, leaving Liesel as the lone survivor, leaving Liesel to face an extremely difficult time. In the end, the narrator, Death, reunites her with Max. Liesel lives a wonderful life and passes peacefully. In the novel, The Book Thief, Zusak proves the satisfaction found in corruption and harmful choices
Growing as a Character Every event in our lives happens for a reason, whether it is to learn from our mistakes or to gain experience from them. In Markus Zusak's novel “The Book Thief,” Liesel Meminger uses her experiences with living in the 1940s to learn life lessons and experience first hand the many terrible things Hitler is doing to people around her. She learns how to deal with the many obstacles that are thrown at her. Liesel grows as a character by following her step-father’s footsteps in being a kind and generous person, going through childhood with her best friend Rudy, and being aware of what is going on around her by learning from Max.
Nine years old, alone, suffering from the death of her brother, Liesel has been separated from her mother and left at 33 Kimmel Street in Molching to live with Hans and Rosa Hubermann. In this book narrated by Death himself Liesel is made fun of at school because she is unable to read. Early on Liesel realizes that she is powerless without words and this is one of the things that drives her throughout the book to never be powerless… wordless. Liesel has nightmares when she is first living at Himmel Street and she has to be sat with by Hans through the night. Liesel is happy and content living on Himmel Street and she becomes good friends with a guy named Rudy Steiner that is always trying to kiss her.
