Liesel was the last one to part from her brother’s grave and upon walking back to her mother she notice that there was a book laying in the snow. It belonged to one of the gravediggers but she didn 't know that at the time so she took it. It was the first book that she had “stolen.” Later that day she was separated from her mother and taken to her new home on 33 Himmel Street to live with Rosa and Hans Hubermann, her foster parents.
She bent down and picked it up and held it firmly in her fingers. The book had silver writing on it.” -This was when Liesel stole her first book and that lead her to start stealing more books. Page 180: THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF HANS HUBERMANN:
I expected it to be about a boy who steals books to live and pay off his family's debt. 4. Liesel: Liesel is the absolute main character of this book. She is a bright young girl even though she has little education. She is a lover of books.
This leads Liesel to notice the prejudice against the Jewish allowing for the reader to see the importance of good words in the novel. The second way that the importance of words in their goodness is seen when Liesel gets her last book from Ilsa. When Ilsa Hermann gives Liesel this last book the pages are empty and she tells Liesel that she should write her own book. This is justified when Ilsa says, “I thought if you do [not] want to read any more books, you might like to write one instead,” (Zusak 523). The significance of this quote is that Ilsa tells Liesel that if the words are all being used for bad and or Liesel disagrees with them, she should make her own words, writing her own book.
Being Your Better Self Becoming better benefits a bunch of beings. When you become better, you may not know it, but people around you benefit from you trying to improve. This happens to the main protagonist, Santiago because he strives to become better and everyone and everything’s lives around him improve as well. In the novel, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, Santiago learns, “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.” To begin, King Melchizedek tries to become better, and in return Santiago becomes better.
Liesel gave Ilsa a reason to try and someone to look after. The author quotes, “The words distributed into a room that was full of cold air and books. Books everywhere! Each wall was armed with overcrowded yet immaculate shelving. It was barely possible to see the paintwork.
“I was thinking your birthday. She said, “I think you’ve always been ready, Liesel. From the moment you arrived here, clinging to that gate, you were meant to have this.” Rosa gave her the book”(299). This quote is addressing that Max had written a book of Liesel as a present.
The thought of all these books overwhelms Liesel so she feels like the books aren't really there and that they are far away from her.
Liesel, known as the book thief to the audience has a distinct passion for books and how much they mean to her. Stealing book after the book becomes a hobby for the young girl whose love of books is fostered by her foster father, Hans Hubermann. As Hans teaches Liesel how to read and write they develop an
The Lives of a Cell the essay shares a characteristic structure by comparing the complicated cell life to us humans . Thomas does this in the essay by offering a theory which will provide unity and cohesion. In some cases, he echoes the accepted wisdom in the scientific community. On occasion, however, he will challenge the theories and conclusions set forth by his colleagues, even when he is reflecting on a subject in which he is not an expert. In addition to a common structure, all the essays are linked together by two themes.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and The Book Thief, both offer examples of main characters whose ethical and moral decisions are at some point determined by the memories and beliefs of their loved ones. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry’s actions in the wizard revolution are solely determined by the memories and beliefs of his lost loves ones, specifically Albus Dumbledore. Subsequently, in The Book Thief, Liesel Meminger’s actions in the beginning are influenced by her loved ones such as her deceased brother. In the later part of the novel, Liesel
Liesel was an illiterate due her past and thus once she started going to school she was “humiliatingly,… cast down with the younger kids” (pg. 39, Zusak). Liesel dreaded reading tests and if not for Hans’ help in their midnight classroom sessions, Liesel would have never got over her “excruciating fear” (pg. 75, Zusak) of having to read out loud. As the novel progresses so does Liesel’s adoration for reading books. Soon one after another she begins to read books by herself and their role in her development is priceless.
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
This make Liesel really seem like a thief, but in reality, she just a girl with a passion about books. Also you don’t get to know that the Mayor and his wife takes her in after the
Her favorite thing to do with the stolen books was read with her father. Her Papa frequently read with her. “ ‘ Do you want to read it?’ Again, ‘Yes Papa’ “ (Zusak 64). One of Liesel’s friends, Max, is constantly filled with guilt as well.
