The Power Of Words In Nazi's
While the Nazi’s may have power on a large scale and that power gives them a level of physical control over people like Liesel and Max, the Nazi’s power is based largely on their ability to direct the public’s thought. The Nazi’s are able to use this power to control where people go, how they live, and to affect their freedom. Conversely, the power that words give Liesel and Max goes much deeper than physical control and instead focuses on the broader and more powerful ability and impact of free thought. While the Nazi’s may be able to control them physically, Max and Liesel’s thoughts and words remain their own and give them a power and freedom over which the Nazi’s have no control. With that power they are able to subvert the physical control
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When Liesel first starts to learn to read is when she starts to gain power and by the end of the book when she is able to read and she is able to use words to write down her ideas she gains even more power. The power the Liesel gains through her ability to read is evident in the bomb shelter where everyone is scared, however, when Liesel starts to read people listen and hearing Liesel reading is what helps calm the fear of the people in the bomb shelter. Liesel demonstrates her power over the Nazi’s by using words to calm the nerves of innocent people who are being affected by the Hitler and the Nazi’s lust for power and hatred of Jews. The Nazi’s physical power forced people to hide in a basement from airstrikes but Liesel much stronger ability of free thought and will is what helps these people get through a difficult time. Liesel also demonstrates her power with Frau Holtzapfel when she reads to her especially after one of her sons takes his own life, Liesel comforts her using the strongest ability she has which is her words. When Max arrives he arrives with a greater power than Liesel yet poses, he arrives with the ability of writing. Although, Liesel can read the words written by others and she can understand others thoughts it is not till Max arrives that she learns and is inspired to write her words down and place her thoughts on paper so that they will last an make impressions on
When Liesel first starts to learn to read is when she starts to gain power and by the end of the book when she is able to read and she is able to use words to write down her ideas she gains even more power. The power the Liesel gains through her ability to read is evident in the bomb shelter where everyone is scared, however, when Liesel starts to read people listen and hearing Liesel reading is what helps calm the fear of the people in the bomb shelter. Liesel demonstrates her power over the Nazi’s by using words to calm the nerves of innocent people who are being affected by the Hitler and the Nazi’s lust for power and hatred of Jews. The Nazi’s physical power forced people to hide in a basement from airstrikes but Liesel much stronger ability of free thought and will is what helps these people get through a difficult time. Liesel also demonstrates her power with Frau Holtzapfel when she reads to her especially after one of her sons takes his own life, Liesel comforts her using the strongest ability she has which is her words. When Max arrives he arrives with a greater power than Liesel yet poses, he arrives with the ability of writing. Although, Liesel can read the words written by others and she can understand others thoughts it is not till Max arrives that she learns and is inspired to write her words down and place her thoughts on paper so that they will last an make impressions on