The Book Thief
The Book Thief
By Markus Zusak
Presented to: Ms. Graham
Written by: Laura Daunais
March 20th 2012
ENG406-04
In the novel The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak, words have a huge impact on individuals. Everything that’s going on in the world changes the way that the characters are and how they react to specific events. In this essay the reader will understand about how the characters are most affected by words, these three characters are Liesel, a young girl who moved to Munich as a foster child, Max a Jewish man who hides himself from the world for the majority of his life, and Hitler the master behind all the brutal events in Germany. Throughout this essay the reader will have a better understanding of the impact that words may have on individuals. Liesel’s a young girl who’s been abandoned by her mother, not by choice but because she couldn’t afford to keep her or her little brother during the war. So, she sent them to a small town called Munich, but only Liesel ended up going. Her brother was very sick, and didn’t make it on the train. It was very hard for Liesel already, so when her brother had died she really felt alone. She lived on Himmel Street with Hans and Rosa Hubberman; the first couple of weeks were extremely rough for Liesel. Every night she would wake up by in a shout, because she kept on having nightmares about her little brother. It was haunting her, and she had no way out of it. When Hans would hear her scream in the middle of the night, he would hurry over to her room to calm her down. He then started reading books to her, Liesel never knew how to write or read, so when Hans started teaching her she was
By Markus Zusak
Presented to: Ms. Graham
Written by: Laura Daunais
March 20th 2012
ENG406-04
In the novel The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak, words have a huge impact on individuals. Everything that’s going on in the world changes the way that the characters are and how they react to specific events. In this essay the reader will understand about how the characters are most affected by words, these three characters are Liesel, a young girl who moved to Munich as a foster child, Max a Jewish man who hides himself from the world for the majority of his life, and Hitler the master behind all the brutal events in Germany. Throughout this essay the reader will have a better understanding of the impact that words may have on individuals. Liesel’s a young girl who’s been abandoned by her mother, not by choice but because she couldn’t afford to keep her or her little brother during the war. So, she sent them to a small town called Munich, but only Liesel ended up going. Her brother was very sick, and didn’t make it on the train. It was very hard for Liesel already, so when her brother had died she really felt alone. She lived on Himmel Street with Hans and Rosa Hubberman; the first couple of weeks were extremely rough for Liesel. Every night she would wake up by in a shout, because she kept on having nightmares about her little brother. It was haunting her, and she had no way out of it. When Hans would hear her scream in the middle of the night, he would hurry over to her room to calm her down. He then started reading books to her, Liesel never knew how to write or read, so when Hans started teaching her she was