Reading the book, I learned a few things about each character and about Hitler’s regime. Many Germans did not agree with Hitler’s order but still follow because they did not want to get killed. Liesel was a young innocent girl who was given up by her mother because she could not take care of her. She is brought to Himmel street where she will live there with her new family. The connection that I found between the readings and The Book Thief is social class. Liesel is poor before she arrived in Himmel street as to why her mother had to give her up. I figure the reason she could not read was mainly because she was poor. Once arriving in Himmel street all the children around her age could read and write. Hence, the reason she was placed in a class