Unlike Misha, Liesel, lived in a home with her family in a familiar neighborhood. As a result from living on the streets with many, many people, Misha has
Upon her arrival to Himmel Street, Liesel spoke very little and was plagued by nightmares every night. On one occasion, her nightmares were so troubling that she woke up screaming in her own urine. Horrified with herself, “she tried convincing herself that nothing had happened, but as Papa came closer and held her, she cried and admitted the fact in his ear” (Zusak 63). This moment not only shows her nightly torment but also her insecurity in her pain. She had not yet come to terms with her brother’s death and her mother’s departure.
Also, when Mama was depressed about Papa going to war, Mama would sleep with Papa’s accordion Liesel acknowledged “that there was great beauty in what she was currently witnessing, and she chose not to disturb it” (Zusak, 429). Finally, when Liesel’s papa gave a Jew bread during the parade and what Liesel did during the parade, she gave Jews bread by placing them in the street. How the author characterized Liesel
Both Liesel and Montag know people who had their lives affected by brutality, ignorance and cruelty. Liesel lived during Hitler’s rule meaning that a majority of the people living in Germany were against the Jewish religion. Although Liesel lived through this misery she never let it bring her down. At a family gathering, Hans and Rosa’s son, Hans Hubermann Jr., started to get angry that Liesel was reading a book that was not Hitler's book Mein Kampf. Hans Jr. asked in a bad tone “‘What trash is this girl reading?
Liesel had no intention of going inside her new foster home on Himmel Street, until Hans spoke with her. Liesel immediately gravitated to the calm air surrounding Hans. Even though she had lost her brother and her mother, Liesel felt comfortable around Hans after a few short minutes. Yet again, this illustrates how Hans exhibited a positive, comforting quality despite living under the horrors of Nazi
When Liesel Meminger’s brother died and she was sent to a foster home(Zusak 7), there were emotional problems for years, which likely continued after the book’s conclusion. Specifically, a higher amount of anger and resentment, which occasionally manifested in sudden outbursts(Zusak 426). Being separated from family is one of the most emotionally scarring things that can happen to a person. Her family was also hiding a Jew in their basement for most of the book(Zusak 202). Indeed, the obstacles of the Holocaust extend far beyond those that were
Liesel used her words for everybody and her words comforted everyone. They were in a life or death situation when they were in the basement and she used words to calm everyone. In the book, Death asserts, “ A quietness starts bleeding
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
First, Liesel heals Mrs. Hermann by asking questions about her son, who was in the first World War, by using compassion. Mrs. Hermann does not like to talk about her son and sits around her house in deep thought over him. When Liesel asks Mrs. Hermann about her son, this is how she responds, “The woman’s face did not alter, yet somehow she managed to speak. ‘He is nothing now in this world,’ she explained. ‘He was my…’”
Her frequent nightmares (Chapter 3 “Every night Liesel would nightmare.”). As well as her inability to express herself in Chapter 4 "She couldn't bring herself to trust her voice. When she tried to speak, she just mumbled, and then she cried some more.” Her voice is also silenced as she is challenged by her inability to read or write (Chapter 10 “She knew how powerless a person could be without words.")
At first, Liesel is illiterate, but when she steals her first book at her brother’s funeral, and is abandoned by her mother, she turns to something she
Liesel and her father’s relationship grows each and every day they are together. She feels comforted by his presence. “Liesel observed the strangeness of her foster father’s eyes. They were made of kindness, and silver… Upon seeing those eyes, understood that Hans Hubermann was worth a lot,” (Zusak Ch 6).
After the loss of her mother and brother, Liesel must overcome yet another trial, nightmares and emotional scaring from her losses. However, from these trials comes an opportunity for Liesel to learn to read, in addition to a desire to drag herself away from her recent hardships through formulating aspirations. Death narrates the following; "The excitement stood up in her. Visions of a ten-year-old reading genius were set alight" (Zusak 65).
This created a great rift between me and the people that had been my friends. I began trying to hang out with friends but found they were always busy while I was home reading, waiting for an adventure. I had managed to keep a few of my friends and these people are still my friends today, but first I had to deal with being solitary for a while. After I accepted the way school, and friends were going to go I only faced one obstacle. Almost my entire life changed after my move, I had a new routine, some new friends, and a new way I had to learn.
