The Book Thief Narrative

The novel The Book Thief wouldn't be the same without the unique narrator, Death. Death is not a human being and because of this he or she can be in anywhere. He or she can feel the emotions of character that some cannot. Death also has characteristics that are perfect for the story. The characteristics that Death withholds also makes him or her the best narrator for this story.

Death is not a physical being and can travel anywhere he or she desires. This can move along the story much more quickly. If Liesel or Hans was the narrator they wouldn't be able to describe what it was like for the other person if they weren't there with them. Death can be with Hans and jump to Liesel the next second. The readers can know more this way. Since Death
He or she understood the emotions that Liesl felt when her brother died and the emotions that were felt when Liesel and Rudy were about to get caught stealing apples with the others. He felt and understood all of them. If Liesel hid her feelings deep down and none of the characters knew about it, parts of the story might not make since if she all of a sudden exploded with what ever emotion she kept within. It also lets us understand their personalities or relationships. For if we didn't know about the emotions that were running through the Liesel head when her brother died how would we know that she was sad. She could have been extremely happy. This would let us know about their relationship. If she was sad she probably had a good relationship with her sibling but if she was happy she most likely didn't have they nest relationship and or was treated badly by her brother, and had a possibly abused.

Death can be very sarcastic and at the perfect times and it can make the story so funny. Death is a unique narrator. With all of the books I have read by far, this is my favorite narrator because of all of the ways he or she informs the readers about new characters and what they are like in a point form like format and important information the same