In the novel The Book Thief, the author, Markus Zusak, uses Death as the narrator of the novel. The novel tells the story of a young girl’s adjustment to life during WWII. It describes how she steals books and hides a Jew in her home although illegal. Despite the fact that the story is about Liesel, Death narrates the novel. Many readers argue if Zusak’s decision of using Death as the narrator is effective. Using Death as a narrator is effective due to the fact that Death was able to capture Liesel’s point of view and also give information about the war outside of her town. If Zusak would have used a third-person narrator, he would not have been able to effectively display Liesel’s story. Liesel was unaware of what was happening outside of