Liesel's Life Journey In The Book Thief

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Narrated by Death, the novel follows Liesel Meminger on her life journey as she becomes “The Book Thief”. After the untimely death of her brother, Liesel finds herself in the foster care of Hans and Rosa Hubermann, a poor couple living in Molching, Germany. Liesel begins to establish close relationships within her new community, particularily with Hans, her “Papa”, a comforting, understanding, and caring figure in her life. Among her activities of playing soccer in the streets and learning to read with Papa, Liesel discovers a joy in stealing books. Though she had already taken a few in the past--one from a gravedigger, and another from a fire--her thievery escalates after an event incites her to steal from the mayor’s wife’s library. Meanwhile,