In the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak "othering" is presented throughout the novel by the German people "othering" Jewish people. In the article "What is Othering?" it states that othering "involves attributing negative characteristics to people or groups that differentiate them from the perceived normative social group." To connect, in the book, a Jewish person in hiding, named Max, has a dream involving him boxing Hitler. This is what the referee says about Max, "this piece of Jewish stench and filth." The quote from the article demonstrates that the novel presents "othering" because they, by the article's definition, "other" the Jewish people. They attribute negative qualities to the Jews because they are different from the "normal."