Hans Sacrifice In The Book Thief

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There were several sacrifices made in The Book Thief. One that stuck out to me the most was when Hans gives bread to the Jewish man that is suffering terribly while the Nazi soldiers were parading the Jews to Dachau. Though the Jews suffered a worse fate, the Germans suffered too, in a way, having to sit back and witness the event at hand with little to eat. This is just one example of the many times that Hans shows the purity of his heart, even if he didn’t realize the dangers in that moment Immediately after giving the bread, Hans and the man are both punished. At home, Hans realizes the seriousness and the consequences of his actions. My subject of analysis for this incident is the events that occur after the moment of Hans’s actions.