Charlie Henning Mr. Gibson Black 4 March 14th 2023 The effects of DEATH Guns blazing everywhere, men shouting in agony, blood dying rivers red. Many people that went to war know that it is no joke, death in combat has haunted soldiers for centuries. Liesel Meminger is a nine-year-old child at the beginning of the book, her six-year journey from nine to fifteen with death changed her tremendously. Liesel’s experience with death altered her view on life into something that most young girls could never imagine. Firstly, many different events in The Book Thief changed Lisel. When Liesel arrived at 33 Himmel Street she was lonely and afraid. For example “Liesel would not get out of the car.” (Zusak 28) This quote shows Liesel’s unsureness about her new home, especially after her brother's death. Her timidness proves that she was nervous about what her new home would bring her. More death? Happiness? The death of Liesels brother affected her and caused her to be shy and not want to try and be happy again. This event is one of many events that show how death has affected Liesel as a person. …show more content…
Hans Huberman helped Liesel cope with the death and allowed her to be more like a little girl. On Christmas eve Liesel brings Max pots and pans of snow. The event that haunted Liesel is, “In mid-February, a few days before Liesel was thirteen, he came to the fireplace on the verge of collapse. He nearly fell into the fire.” (Zusak 314) Liesel blamed herself for Max’s sickness and it terrified her because she thought Max was going to die. “Liesel couldn't bring herself to say anything else.” (Zusak 314) She begins to develop this guilt. Liesel’s guilt is an event that changed her personality and caused her view on death to become even more personal and freighting. These quotes show that she cared deeply about the people around her and that she would struggle greatly if someone like Max died at that