The introduction of a book is a crucial element to the plot. While reading the prologue of The Book Thief, I was immediately introduced to the alternative perspective of the story. The very first words of the book was, “First the colors. Then the humans.” The narrator refers to people as, “the humans,” which reveals to me that the point of view is told by a personified character of Death. My first impressions of Death was how well I could distinguish his abnormal characteristics. From the beginning, Death has contrasting statements about his actions along with his personality. He states, “You are going to die,” then contradicts this by saying, “I most definitely can be cheerful.” I see death as a detrimental feeling; however, the character