Humanity In The Book Thief

Throughout The Book Thief, the good and the bad of humanity is shown in many ways through the eyes of the narrator, death. In the times of great killing and blood, Liesel finds peace in reading and later on many other people find peace in her reading as well. humanity is both beautiful and ugly. there is good and bad that can be found in everything, this story describes both aspects of it. Death wonders how humanity can be so ugly yet so beautiful. We portray both traits for many reasons. Humanity can be described in many ways and ugly is one word that can be used to depict some aspects of us humans. This book takes place in World War II which is one of the deadliest wars ever with close to 80 million people who had died. Death states that humans are ugly
During the time her neighborhood spent in the bomb shelter, Liesel found happiness in reading and shared it with her friends and family who also found happiness and serenity in her reading. In the beginning, when Liesel had discovered her first book she asked her new father to teach her how to read. Little did he know that the gift of reading that he had just given his daughter would help her and many other people. Another way the story shows the beauty of humanity and kindness is when the mayor's wife, Ilsa, let Liesel into their house so she can take books and continue her passion of reading. Ilsa would do this for Liesel because she saw that there was happiness in her when she read and that was a rare thing in those times of death. The beauty of humanity is shown in multiple ways. A third way is because of the death of Hans friend in an earlier war, he takes in that man’s son, Max, who is Jewish. The Hubermann family hides him in their basement and takes care of him for a number of months. This shows how in the awful times, some people can reach into their heart and care for people despite what might they stand for or who they