No matter the circumstance, one should always analyze the good in the current
situation. The same relates to the novel, The Book Thief. The author, Markus Zusak,
does a remarkable job in showcasing how the characters made the best of the worst.
Liesel’s interest in reading books has been of great benefit to her and even in some
cases, others. Rosa Hubermann was initially portrayed as a character who is always
grumpy and rude to Liesel. As the novel progressed, the positive changes in Rosa are
quite evident. Through the perspective of a young child, Rudy is able to show that he
has not been influenced by his surroundings and stands by what he believes is right. In
the novel, the violent Nazi era has a tremendous impact on improving
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There was a lot in it, stored up, high in miles of hidden shelving” (532). Not
only this, but “[Rosa] was a Jew feeder without a question in the world on a man’s first
night in Molching. And she was an arm reacher, deep into a mattress, to deliver a
sketchbook to a teenage girl”(532). From a character who has the overseeing
perspective, Death has analyzed that Rosa is not entirely rude throughout the course of
the novel. When Rosa gives Jewish folks the food, she is shown as a caring and non-
judgemental character in the novel. As the novel reaches the end, the reader can
conclude that Rosa is not a bad person, but has not been able to express her true
feelings. In conclusion, Rosa is one of many characters that has been positively
affected due to the setting in Nazi, Germany.
Rudy is another character that has been unquestionably impacted by the World
War 2 setting. His personality develops as he is able to distinguish between right and
wrong. He is one of the characters who does not differentiate himself from others nor
does he discriminate. When the reader found out that Jesse Owen is his idol, he says,
“‘I was being Jesse Owens.’ He answered as though it was the most natural thing