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Silenced Voice In The Book Thief And The In

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Introduction Good morning/afternoon students and teachers, my name is Thittina Atnaf, and I am going to speak about the issue with silenced voices. We are neither fair to others nor loyal to ourselves and our ideals if we keep mute in the face of injustice. William Faulkner once said "Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty, truth, and compassion against injustice, lying, and greed. If everyone in the world did this, it would transform the world." Malala Yousafzai's statement, "We realise the importance of our voices only when we are silenced," is true, because one's voice can only be heard when one is able to talk freely about their experiences. Silenced voices are displayed through both the novel 'The Book Thief' and the film 'The …show more content…

Her frequent nightmares (Chapter 3 “Every night Liesel would nightmare.”). As well as her inability to express herself in Chapter 4 "She couldn't bring herself to trust her voice. When she tried to speak, she just mumbled, and then she cried some more.” Her voice is also silenced as she is challenged by her inability to read or write (Chapter 10 “She knew how powerless a person could be without words.") She knew the power of words as she knows what it felt like to not be able understand them, so when she slowly learns how to, she realises the power behind it. As soon as Liesel Memminger went to the school she was immediately put in a box because she couldn’t read or write and was called ‘dummkopf’ meaning ‘fool’ by her classmates. But as she learned how to read and write with the help of Hans Huberman and his dictionary in the …show more content…

He was a talented runner but is not allowed to perse his dreams because he isn’t a member of the Hitler Youth. In Chapter 4 is says “He would never play for a team. He would never become a professional." He was told this and it crushed the poor boy and his dreams to become a runner. He even painted himself black because he was obsessed with the runner Jesse Owens. He was determined to be great like him and practiced running on the track, but it gets crushed because he is not a member of some club? They disregarded his talent and didn’t even give him a chance. Ruby also experiences rejection from Liesel which silenced the romantic desire to have a relationship with her. “He left, feeling hopeless and rejected once again." (Chapter 10). Ruby is a silenced character. He is constantly being rejected of his dreams to be a runner and his

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