Last night Munich, Ellenburg, Johannson, and Himmel Street were bombed. The death toll is high with only one survivor (see image above.) Liesel Meminger sole survivor of the bombing in shock after the loss of her home, family, and friends. She has become known as “the one with the accordion” due to her placing her father's broken accordion on her deceased father's chest saying, “Keep playing Papa.” Distraught, she leaves the scene of foster fathers remains saying, “Goodbye, Papa, you saved me.” Many people are shocked the Nazis would bomb a street that translates to Heaven. At age nine Liesel Meminger was put into the care of Hans and Rosa Hubermann (deceased.) She is not thirteen and again without a family. Liesel's six year old brother, Werner, died on the train ride with her mother to her Munich. Her foster father taught her to read. She seems to think she is indebted to him for that. …show more content…
Liesel’s foster mother cared for her deeply; although she constantly acted tough. Rosa Hubermann was also often known to be impatient. She washed and ironed the clothes of the wealthy in Molching. She was known to continually enforced good behavior and often punished bad behavior with a beating. As she began to know her foster daughter, however, their relations changed and they became very close. Liesel's foster parents also have a daughter and a son. Hans Hubermann Jr. is very patriotic and unquestionably follows Hitler and his regime. His father doesn’t trust him nor do they get along. Trudy Hubermann is the daughter of Hans and Rosa Hubermann. She, like her brother, doesn’t get along with her parents though the reason is unknown. Liesel also lost her best friend Rudy Steiner (deceased). A well-known athlete, Rudy is known throughout Himmel Street for painting himself black like Jesse Owens. Who was his idol. It seemed they he stuck up for her. As she passed his body she was beside herself. Crying she kissed him