The use of detail allows the sensory reaction of a scene or event. Mark Zusak in the novel , The Book Thief , employs diction in a very artistic manner allowing the details to enhance the exquisite diction. In passage above, details are used in abundance to engage the reader's senses, allowing the reader to be in tune with event being described, In the scene above , Death illustrates the parade of Jews who were dragged through Himmel Street on their way to the concentration camps in Dachau. The details provided to illustrate is this scene provide a clear of image of the condition of these poor Jews. Details such as “eyes were enormous in their starving skulls” and “a few wayward steps of forced running before the slow return to a malnourished