Symbolism In The Book Thief

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The Book Thief is a novel that is written by Markus Zusak. The book is narrated by death who is intrigued by a little German girl, liesel meminger. It takes place in the time of the time of Nazi germany. Death follows this girls story that starts off with her as an with her brother who are brought in by the humbermans. Her brother dies on the ride there and she lives alone with the hubermanns. The one thing that comforts liesel is the accordion. The accordion symbolize confort and the feeling of being safe. Two examples of this are in the bomb shelter and when they were painting peoples windows black. Many times leisel is felt safe by the accordion. One example of liesel being confronted by the accordion is when liesel was reading the book