Plot Of The Book Thief
The Book Thief is a novel by Australian author Markus Zusak. First published in 2005, the book won several awards and was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for over 230 weeks.
Plot
The Book Thief centers around the life of Liesel Meminger, a nine-year-old girl living in Germany during World War II. Liesel's experiences are narrated by Death, who describes both the beauty and destruction of life in this era.
After her brother's death, Liesel arrives in a distraught state at the home of her new foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann. During her time there, she is exposed to the horror of the Nazi regime and struggles to find a way to preserve the innocence of her childhood in the midst of her destructive surroundings. As the …show more content…
She is fostered by the Hubermanns when her father "abandons" their family, her brother dies, and her mother is forced to feed her nothing but Vienna Sausages. Liesel is the "book thief" referred to in the title.
Rosa Hubermann
Liesel's sharp-tongued, often abrasive, foster mother, she is 5'1" and has a "wardrobe" build, with a displeased face, brown-grey tightly-cinched hair often tied up in a bun, and "chlorinated" eyes. To supplement the household income, she does washing and ironing for five of the wealthier households in Molching. She has a quick temper, dictates to the household, and is known for straightening out previous foster children. Though she often swears at Liesel, she cares very much for her. She has two children of her own, Trudy and Hans, Jr.
Rudy …show more content…
The wealthy citizens in the story are often portrayed as owning their own libraries and being literate, while the poor characters are illiterate and do not own any books.
The Nazi burning of books is also represented in the novel. Symbolically, Liesel's continuous rescue of the books the Germans burn represents her reclaiming freedom and fight against being controlled by the Nazis.
2006: Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
2007: Michael L. Printz Honor Book The Printz award is given to the best book for teens, based only on the quality of the writing.
2007: Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature
Film
The film was released on November 2013. It was directed by Brian Percival. Michael Petroni wrote the script. Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson portrayed the Hubermanns, Ben Schnetzer was Max Vandenburg, Nico Liersch was Rudy Steiner, and Sophie Nélisse was Liesel Meminger. John Williams wrote the music soundtrack. Much of the movie was filmed in Görlitz,
Plot
The Book Thief centers around the life of Liesel Meminger, a nine-year-old girl living in Germany during World War II. Liesel's experiences are narrated by Death, who describes both the beauty and destruction of life in this era.
After her brother's death, Liesel arrives in a distraught state at the home of her new foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann. During her time there, she is exposed to the horror of the Nazi regime and struggles to find a way to preserve the innocence of her childhood in the midst of her destructive surroundings. As the …show more content…
She is fostered by the Hubermanns when her father "abandons" their family, her brother dies, and her mother is forced to feed her nothing but Vienna Sausages. Liesel is the "book thief" referred to in the title.
Rosa Hubermann
Liesel's sharp-tongued, often abrasive, foster mother, she is 5'1" and has a "wardrobe" build, with a displeased face, brown-grey tightly-cinched hair often tied up in a bun, and "chlorinated" eyes. To supplement the household income, she does washing and ironing for five of the wealthier households in Molching. She has a quick temper, dictates to the household, and is known for straightening out previous foster children. Though she often swears at Liesel, she cares very much for her. She has two children of her own, Trudy and Hans, Jr.
Rudy …show more content…
The wealthy citizens in the story are often portrayed as owning their own libraries and being literate, while the poor characters are illiterate and do not own any books.
The Nazi burning of books is also represented in the novel. Symbolically, Liesel's continuous rescue of the books the Germans burn represents her reclaiming freedom and fight against being controlled by the Nazis.
2006: Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
2007: Michael L. Printz Honor Book The Printz award is given to the best book for teens, based only on the quality of the writing.
2007: Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature
Film
The film was released on November 2013. It was directed by Brian Percival. Michael Petroni wrote the script. Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson portrayed the Hubermanns, Ben Schnetzer was Max Vandenburg, Nico Liersch was Rudy Steiner, and Sophie Nélisse was Liesel Meminger. John Williams wrote the music soundtrack. Much of the movie was filmed in Görlitz,