Childhood In Liesel's The Book Thief

In The Book Thief, readers follow through the childhood of Liesel Meminger, a young German girl growing up in Nazi Germany during World War II, all through the interesting perspective of Death. After losing her entire family, she is adopted into a new family, and gradually adapts to a new life in the town of Molching, on a street named Himmel. She learns how to live with her two adoptive parents: a stern, “small wardrobe-sized” mother who swears “Saumensch” on a daily basis, and a father who plays the accordion, with eyes made of warm melting silver, and is fond of rolling and smoking cigarettes. She meets her first friend, Rudy, through a game of soccer on the street. She attends school, and struggles to learn how to read and write. Gradually, with the help of her father, Hans Hubermann, she is able to achieve that goal, and thus begins her love of words and books. One day, after being well accustomed to her new life, Liesel, along with the other Hitler Youth divisions were called to march together in honor of Hitler’s birthday. Afterwards, people rushed excitedly to see the public book burning in the town square. Liesel is lost in
If Death says that trivial actions can grow, then what actions in my life have grown into something more? Perhaps it was my enthusiasm to open up a children’s book and struggle to read the words, before I even knew how to read English, which lead to me becoming the avid reader I am today. What about Adolf Hitler? What parts of his youth contributed to his actions during World War II? What happened in his life that made him hate Jews, to the point that he believed that all Jews should be eliminated? What small childhood habit could turn into something so drastic? All these thoughts made me remember that, although Adolf Hitler did many horrible things, he