Markus Zusak writes the exciting account of The Book Thief; the book is placed in Nazi Germany. Hans’ ability to avoid death has often left Hans’ depressed or feeling like “It should have been me” (Zusak 477). This state of mind leads him to make the decision to Shelter Max‚ who is the son of his Jewish friend‚ Erik‚ who saved his life during the war. Hans Hubermann is an uncommon person‚ one who will accept death‚ although he has miraculously avoided death three times in the book. Hans’ ability
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Gretchen Raupp November 2‚ 2009 ENG374-Dr. Stearns Jellicoe Road Response I tend to think that characters are reflections of their authors‚ but in reading interviews with Melina Marchetta‚ I am led to believe this is not the case for her‚ at least not with Taylor Markham. However‚ I do believe that Marchetta chooses her characters very specifically. Throughout the book‚ Taylor is introduced and developed as a character with remarkable depth and insight‚ despite her tender years‚ and I
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Evan Hour 3 October 28‚ 2013 “The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive” (Green 218). In John Green’s‚ Looking for Alaska‚ Alaska and her friends are searching for the way of the “labyrinth” while finding their Great Perhaps at the same time. All of the characters in Looking for Alaska‚ especially Pudge are trying to find their Great Perhaps during the duration of the novel. For example‚ when Pudge learns he is going to attend Culver Creek‚ he thinks that he will be
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Looking for Alaska The story opens with Miles Halter‚ the protagonist‚ leaving his home in Florida to attend a preparatory high school named Culver Creek in Alabama for his junior year. When he arrives at Culver Creek‚ Miles meets his roommate‚ Chip Martin. Chip introduces Miles to one of his friends‚ Alaska Young. Alaska is attractive but emotionally unstable and can be very bipolar. Other than Alaska‚ Chip introduces him to Takumi. Chip‚ Alaska and Takumi have been friends since freshman year
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One of the main themes of the Book Thief is how the use of words‚ for good or for evil‚ can change everything. His choice to use Death as a narrator was a great idea‚ as Death watches‚ and can describe from many points of view what he sees‚ and his use of words is very powerful. Markus Zusak uses metaphors and some personification to paint a picture of Nazi Germany. With his powerful descriptions‚ the setting is easy to visualize. As an example‚ on p. 27‚ Death describes Himmel street as “buildings
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Words Can Changes Your Views: The Book Thief Literary Essay Wouldn’t you like to read a book where the author gives you details of his or her story in mysterious ways? Markus Zusak created a novel of a girl observed by “Death”‚ in the town of Mulching Germany. Zusak’s novel‚ “The Book Thief” included different types of literary devices like personification‚ metaphors and de-personification to make The Book Thief a better plot for the reader’s imagination. Even though Zusak’s novel’s novel created
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Paez 1 Mia Paez English 9-2 H 31 March 2014 Looking For Alaska In the book Looking for Alaska written by John Green is a story about how main character Miles “Pudge” Halter moves from his hometown in Florida to go to a boarding school in Alabama called Culver Creek High School‚ there he meets his roommate Chip “The Colonel” Martin and his friends Alaska Young‚ Takumi Hikohito‚ and Lara Buterskaya. Throughout the novel Pudge tries and does things that he never thought he would do‚ he falls in
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Courtney Corson Mrs. Dana 12 Honors English 25 October 2013 The Fault in Our Stars John Green is the New York Times best-selling author of Looking for Alaska‚ An Abundance of Katherines‚ Paper Towns‚ and The Fault in Our Stars. John Green has written some very unique pieces of literature‚ such as; This Is Not Tom‚ which is written completely in riddles. He also wrote a long short story called Let It Snow. John Green has done several radio interviews and he has done several interviews with young
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The before and after approach in Looking for Alaska is vital to the story in multiple ways. Throughout the story‚ Miles undergoes a journey of self-discovery‚ during which he gains his independence; establishing confidence in his social skills and personal relationships. As John Green says in his interview‚ “Humans tend to measure time within the framework of important events.” Though Miles’s confidence has begun to blossom prior to Alaska’s accident‚ her death strikes a dramatic change in his view
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Miles Halter‚ begins his journey to attend Culver Creek Preparatory High School in Alabama‚ leaving his Florida home. Miles grew up in Florida‚ with his parents. He always had a hunger to follow in his father’s footsteps. His father had attended Culver Creek boarding school when he was growing up. Looking For Alaska was written by John Green. Miles‚ leaves behind his few friends and very little social life to begin new friendships and experiences. Miles’s main goal is to discover who he really is
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