The Book Thief Essay In the book The Book Thief, love is shown to be a powerful thing by masking the deep hatred that brings conflict to Liesel and the Hubermans lives; Hans Huberman stays up late at night teaching Liesel how to read pushing off all of his own needs such as sleep and Liesel stays and cares for Max, a Jewish person, even though it wasn’t necessary for her to do so. Hans Huberman is a caring man who pushes his own needs away to care for and teach his foster daughter Liesel. “A 2 A.M. CONVERSATION “Is this yours?” “Yes, Papa.” “Do you want to read it?” Again, “Yes, Papa.” A tired smile. Metallic eyes, melting. “Well, we’d better read it, then.”’(43). This here is a statement Hans Huberman said at 2am one morning after Liesel