The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, was a novel about a young girl named Liesel; who felt abandoned by her mother and by the death her brother. Throughout the book, the author creates the tone by causing the reader to feel sorrow for Liesel, because she is being constantly abandoned by characters through the novel. Thievery is one of the main points in the story. The meaning of thievery in The Book Thief can be taken literal or as a symbol. Having felt abandoned all her life, Liesel could state that her childhood was stolen from everyone around her. One way the reader can say that Liesel was abandoned is: her mom wanted nothing to do with her, and the death of her brother didn’t help. Most of the time at home, Liesel was constantly getting