Courage In Markus Zusak's The Book Thief
Alexandra Gandy
Miss DiPetro
English 3
May 12, 2011
Courage in the face of the worst
“Here is a small fact: You are going to die(Zusak 4).” But have courage, for death will not
come just yet. Show courage when faced with death and despair, like Hans Hubermann, Rosa
Hubermann, Liesel Meminger, and Max Vanderburg. These are all characters from Markus Zusak's
book, The Book Thief, a story told by death, of a young girl, Liesel Meminger, who lives in Nazi
Germany with her foster parents, Hans and Rosa. They take in a Jew, and Liesel, Hans, and Rosa
suddenly are forced to show courage that they weren't sure they had themselves. The courage shown by
the Hubermanns and Max is uncommon among men, but this heroism …show more content…
She does this for her family. She knows that they also
have fears, so she doesn't burden them with her own. Facing her fears on her own is what makes her
courageous.
Liesel show courage through her love of Max and books. “ 'Remember what you promised
me?' the girl concurred. To the wall, she said, ' That I would keep a secret.(Zusack 202)'” She keeps the
secret of Max, and all her concerns to herself, even when he gets sick. She tells no one. She also steals
a book from a Nazi book burning. Despite the risks, she takes one of the surviving books. When Max
has to leave, due to the Hubermann's fear of the Gestapo, Liesel begins to look for him in the Jewish
Marches. “” Liesel walked at him. She was courageous enough to reach out and hold his bearded face.
“ Is it really you Max(Zusak 512)?” She sees him, and, though she knows she could lose her life, she
approaches him and hugs him. The soldiers see her and they whip her. She did what she did out of
love and courage. Even when everyone around her is gone, she shows courage.
Max showed great courage of his own by put others before himself, and surviving. “ It …show more content…
I've already put you in enough
danger.'(Zusak 372)” Max is telling the Hubermanns to find a more sufficient bomb shelter. He can't
go, but their basement isn't deep enough for them to use it as a bomb shelter. Max tells them to go. He
would rather die alone then see them die just to stay with him. Max survives the war. He hides from
the Nazis, which is very risky. He leaves the Hubermanns to protect them, and is captured. He is sent
to Dachau, which is a death camp, but he survives the war. It takes courage sometimes, just to survive.
“His soul sat up. It met me. Those kinds of souls always do-- the best ones. The ones who rise
up and say, 'I know who you are and I am ready(Zusak 394)'” Here death is talking about when he
collected Hans' soul. Later, he tells us, that Liesel's soul also sits up. Two courageous souls, ready to
face death when it came for them. The best kinds of souls. Death describes them as the best kind of
souls. He admired Liesel's courage and Hans' kindness. The hope of every person is that their :soul
will sit up” for death. This shows that the person has had a good and full life, and that they
Miss DiPetro
English 3
May 12, 2011
Courage in the face of the worst
“Here is a small fact: You are going to die(Zusak 4).” But have courage, for death will not
come just yet. Show courage when faced with death and despair, like Hans Hubermann, Rosa
Hubermann, Liesel Meminger, and Max Vanderburg. These are all characters from Markus Zusak's
book, The Book Thief, a story told by death, of a young girl, Liesel Meminger, who lives in Nazi
Germany with her foster parents, Hans and Rosa. They take in a Jew, and Liesel, Hans, and Rosa
suddenly are forced to show courage that they weren't sure they had themselves. The courage shown by
the Hubermanns and Max is uncommon among men, but this heroism …show more content…
She does this for her family. She knows that they also
have fears, so she doesn't burden them with her own. Facing her fears on her own is what makes her
courageous.
Liesel show courage through her love of Max and books. “ 'Remember what you promised
me?' the girl concurred. To the wall, she said, ' That I would keep a secret.(Zusack 202)'” She keeps the
secret of Max, and all her concerns to herself, even when he gets sick. She tells no one. She also steals
a book from a Nazi book burning. Despite the risks, she takes one of the surviving books. When Max
has to leave, due to the Hubermann's fear of the Gestapo, Liesel begins to look for him in the Jewish
Marches. “” Liesel walked at him. She was courageous enough to reach out and hold his bearded face.
“ Is it really you Max(Zusak 512)?” She sees him, and, though she knows she could lose her life, she
approaches him and hugs him. The soldiers see her and they whip her. She did what she did out of
love and courage. Even when everyone around her is gone, she shows courage.
Max showed great courage of his own by put others before himself, and surviving. “ It …show more content…
I've already put you in enough
danger.'(Zusak 372)” Max is telling the Hubermanns to find a more sufficient bomb shelter. He can't
go, but their basement isn't deep enough for them to use it as a bomb shelter. Max tells them to go. He
would rather die alone then see them die just to stay with him. Max survives the war. He hides from
the Nazis, which is very risky. He leaves the Hubermanns to protect them, and is captured. He is sent
to Dachau, which is a death camp, but he survives the war. It takes courage sometimes, just to survive.
“His soul sat up. It met me. Those kinds of souls always do-- the best ones. The ones who rise
up and say, 'I know who you are and I am ready(Zusak 394)'” Here death is talking about when he
collected Hans' soul. Later, he tells us, that Liesel's soul also sits up. Two courageous souls, ready to
face death when it came for them. The best kinds of souls. Death describes them as the best kind of
souls. He admired Liesel's courage and Hans' kindness. The hope of every person is that their :soul
will sit up” for death. This shows that the person has had a good and full life, and that they