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Character Analysis: The Book Thief

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I have recently begun reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the book's genre is historical fiction. The book takes place in World War 2. In this paper I analyze a decision the main character made, and analyze the mood in the novel. The main character in my novel is named Liesel, she is 11 years old and lives in Germany. A decision Leisel made was when she decided to take the reading test with and in front of the rest of the test. Leisel ended up failing the test due to her nervousness towards reading. I believe that Leisel should have made this decision, even though she got humiliated I think that she will learn to practice in front of others more. I also believe that before this Leisel thought she was a great reader, but this test brought
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She understands that importance of a word, of being able to speak and saying what you know and feel. She reads with her Papa and visits Frau Hermann in her library, one of the greatest places Liesel has ever seen. Unfortunately Liesel left her family, her brother dies in the train as she was in the way to her stepfather and mother. Her mother had to leave her. Liesel was being bullied in her first day of school because she can’t read or write.

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The setting changes because in the book it says, "Eric whirled around to see a man in a brown leather vest reading from a scroll: 'Eric, a boy apprenticed to Randolph the silversmith, has fled from the neighboring town.' " This means that the setting has changed, and it’s acting like it was the olden days. I know this because in the book, this is the first time eric went to sleep so that means he’s dreaming, but not actually living it. I also know this because page 58 paragraph 7 and paragraph 10 , it says “Before, the people at the fair were wearing T-Shirts, and shorts, now everyone seemed to be in full costume.”

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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.

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An important role model in Liesel’s life is Ilsa Hermann. After seeing Liesel steal a book at the book burning, she gives her the ‘window of opportunity’ (Zusak, pg. 155) inviting her into her library and sharing her own love of books with Liesel. The reader eventually learns that Ilsa is still mourning the loss of her own son many years before. Ilsa takes Liesel into her care after the tragedy of the bombing raids that results in the death of Hans and Rosa leaving Liesel traumatised and

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She was able to provide them with a distraction from their anxious thoughts. She was also able to comfort herself by sifting her focus from her worries onto her story. She calms others by reading them her stories many times throughout the story, and it’s one of people’s favorite things about her. Her love of reading was able to brighten the dreary mood during war times and allow others to experience some happiness, no matter how short. In the end, it was Liesel’s love of reading and stories that ended up saving her

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