Award winning novelist‚ Mark Zusak‚ in his novella The Book Thief (2005)‚ explains that fear in Nazi Germany was widespread World War II. His explanation is illustrating through allusions‚ highlighting the fact that fear was rampant through similes‚ and displaying fear through oxymorons. The purpose of this novella is to exhibit fear in order to reveal the life of Germans in the 1940’s. Zusak’s somber‚ yet comedic‚ informal novella to young readers shows the angle of German citizens during World
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specific book because I read the back and was intrigued on how the author would tie the setting into the character’s story. The author wrote this book beautifully and it is something that really make people think about the past. The book pulled me in and didn’t make me want to stop reading. Also‚ this book is in my reading level which was a very important part of choosing this because I wanted to make sure that I completely understood the details and events in this story. This book takes
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Cyrano ATD Romeo and Juliet The Book Thief Recognizing Diversity In the story‚ there is a war going on between the Spaniards and the Frenchmen. Cyrano and his cadets‚ are sent by De Guiche to the frontline of the war to fight and defend France. There is a spy under the command of De Guiche that tells the Spaniards to attack‚ basically sending his own Frenchmen into death. Junior lives on an poor Indian Reservation‚ but goes to school at a rich‚ white people school. He was shunned at first because
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Narrated by Death‚ “The Book Thief” is the story of Liesel Meminger‚ a nine-year-old German girl who was given to two foster parents‚ Hans and Rosa Hubermann by her mother in the small town of Molching‚ shortly before World War II. However‚ on their way to Molching in the train‚ Liesel’s younger brother Werner Meminger dies. Although Hans and Rosa Hubermann have two children of their own that have already moved out‚ they agreed to take care of Liesel for the small portion of money would they receive
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Meminger (the book thief)‚ and her brother are traveling with their mother by train to Himmel ("Heaven") Street in the small town of Molching‚ where Liesel and her brother going to live with foster parents‚ Rosa Hubermann and her husband Hans Hubermann. Her father was a communist. Werner (her brother) dies‚ and Death (the narattor) takes his spirit. Two days later‚ Liesel’s brother is buried by two gravediggers. Liesel steals a black book from the cemetery ground. The stolen book is called The
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This astonishing book will keep you aroused‚ and on the edge of your seat. In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief reveals the motivation in the characters they experience concerning family issues. Throughout the book the three main characters Liesel‚ Max‚ and Hans develop motivation to overcome their individual challenges of life. Liesel obtains the motivation to overcome challenges she faces‚ Max also acquires the motivation to surmount the challenges in his life‚ and Hans additionally uses motivation
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perspective and experiences. However‚ those people can be categorized as victims‚ perpetrators‚ or bystanders. Victims of war are people that suffer from being targeted. The victims have a role of suffering physically and mentally. Throughout the three books‚ the prominent victims were the Jews. That includes Elie and his father‚ Vladek and his family‚ and Max. All of them had gruesome experiences that no one else in the war would have to endure. For instance‚ Elie was sent to concentration camps‚ and
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nature of a person is revealed when they are alone or in a dangerous situation. It is a quote brought to life through the character of Hans Huberman in Markus Zusak’s ‘The Book Thief’ (Zusak‚ 45). The book is set in a small German town during the Second World War- by far Europe’s darkest period. The fact that the narrator in this book is no other than death reveals just how dire the situation was. It is a time when the Third Reich is at its peak. The Nazi
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Throughout The Book Thief‚ the good and the bad of humanity is shown in many ways through the eyes of the narrator‚ death. In the times of great killing and blood‚ Liesel finds peace in reading and later on many other people find peace in her reading as well. humanity is both beautiful and ugly. there is good and bad that can be found in everything‚ this story describes both aspects of it. Death wonders how humanity can be so ugly yet so beautiful. We portray both traits for many reasons. Humanity
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Jayda Sliger 2 Red The Book Thief Significant Passages Assignment Prologue: “You are going to die.” Page 3 This passage is at the very beginning of the novel when the narrator is introducing the topic of death. This passage was chosen because throughout the entire book the characters are tragically dying‚ especially at the end after the bombing. We see everyone that Liesel associated herself with die‚ and this one haunting sentence foreshadows the events. This statement makes it known to readers
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