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Relationships In The Book Thief
This photograph shows a man giving his sandals to a homeless girl in Rio de Janeiro. This picture shows significance because the man showed empathy to the girl and he cared about how bad she was living. It also shows that the man gave his sandals to her because she needed it more than he did. This picture is similar to the scene in the Book Thief where Hans Hubermann offers a piece of bread to the Jew.

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Personally, I think that relationships do not always involve two people who are in love with each other, but it also involves friendship and family. In fact, I think that the most important type of relationship is family. From their first moments of life, children depend on their families to provide them with support, protection,

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