Another important character in The Book Thief and in Liesel’s life is Max Vandenburg. Max is a Jew who loved to get in a fistfight in his younger years. Liesel and Max become good friends after realizing they have many things in common such as the love of words and nightmares. Hatred of Hitler runs deep in Max’s heart and he often writes about it. When Max first begins staying with the Hubermanns he feels ashamed and like a heavy weight on their backs. Vandenburg writes two books for Liesel called The Standover Man and The Word Shaker. When Han Hubermann feeds a Jew, Max leaves the house because he feared the house would be searched and they will all be done for. A couple weeks after Max leaves he is captured and taken into a concentration