The Book Thief The Book Thief shows beauty can exist in the midst of brutality. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak shows through the midst of brutality‚ beauty can still be shown. The main characters Liesel Meminger‚ Rudy Steiner and Hans Huberman‚ prove this statement they are all faced with perilous situations‚ but still manage to show beauty throughout the situations. Liesel Meminger display beauty during the air raids‚ as she manages to read to people in the basement. Rudy Steiner displays
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not be a living car‚ I find a character that I am easily able to relate to being Lightning McQueen from Disney Pixar’s animated film‚ Cars. Besides my flashy smile and confident attitude‚ I don’t share much else with McQueen from a first glance. I am not covered in a coat of red paint‚ I do not race cars on an international level‚ and I do not love saying "Ka-Chow" over and over. "What makes him connect to Lightning McQueen then?" you may ask. The most crucial part to Lightning’s character is the
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A Summary about When Lightning Struck Always remember: the point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on. When lightning struck the plane‚ the author was in the bathroom of the plane. She knew what it was. The flight waved widely and it was hard for her to sit down. As she lunged toward her seat‚ everyone was looking up at her‚ feared. A little girl beside the author seemed scared‚ for whom it was only second time on an airplane. A young businessman who had been confidently working
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Have you ever read a book and couldn’t decide what theme fit it best? I’m reading "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak and I have three possible themes for this book. The possible themes are The power of words‚ racism‚ and the basic right to freedom. The first theme is the power of words. "In years to come he would be a giver of bread‚ not a stealer proof again of the contradictory human being. So much good‚ so much evil. Just add water"(pg.171) This goes with the theme because the words in this
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To Catch a Thief The sun was out as if it shone like a million stars sparkling right at you. Except it was a sad day at the Hinton’s family mansion. For the Hinton’s family it was a very early morning. The mansion was huge; tall and giant like a massive storey building. A door almost made of steel. The ground was so smooth like a pebble being washed away on a beach. Tall‚ glazed windows were newly installed. There were crunchy leaves; gold‚ browns‚ greens‚ the sight of autumn commenced. You could
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Gail Anderson-Dargatz’s masterpiece‚ The Cure for Death by Lightning‚ recounts the story of Beth Weeks‚ a fifteen-year-old living on a farm near a reserve. Throughout the story‚ Beth has to endure different kinds of ill-treatment as well as an invisible predator who seems to be following her. Through her struggle‚ the author reveals that a character‚ despite being abused‚ and having to live in difficult conditions can evolve into a mature and responsible young woman. Beth’s encounters‚ as well as
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Jozefina Melaj Mr. Del Monte ENG 3U1 7 March 2012 Time Thief What is the meaning of “best friends forever”? Is the bond of a friendship one that lasts eternally? A day? A month? Or a year? Needless to say‚ everyone needs a best friend. Everyone wishes they had one‚ and almost everyone can be one. Best friends are always there for you; when you are down or having problems‚ they stick up for you no matter what‚ always having your back‚ through thick or thin. Nothing can sabotage the strong
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It was Christmas‚ the mall was pretty vivid and splashy‚ there were all sorts of ornaments hanging around the mall. As I moved from shop to shop‚ I saw beautiful new fashioned clothes‚ iPods‚ wooden antiques‚ decoration items and Santa of course. Different types of Christmas cards‚ greetings‚ bouquet‚ and box of chocolates‚ teddies and Santa costumes were displayed on every corner waiting to be sold out. This was my first trip to Canada and I was really enjoying the every cold chilli weather of the
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Shaheed Awati Ms.Pindar ENG2D April 17‚ 2015 The Book Thief Essay The Book Thief written by Mark Zusak‚ which is narrated by Death who is also a character in the story. Death states‚ “It’s just a small story really‚ about‚ among things: A small girl‚ some words‚ an accordionist‚ some fanatical Germans‚ a Jewish fist fighter‚ and quite a lot of thievery” (Zusak 5). Humans are capable of both great compassion and great evil based
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Question: Analyse how an idea is developed in texts you have studied. Many meaningful language features and techniques are used by Markus Zusak in the historical fiction novel; The Book Thief to develop the idea of humanities extremes. Throughout this book these techniques work together to demonstrate the utter distinction between man-kinds potential for both beauty and cruelty. The idea of humanity is developed through specific use of juxtaposition‚ narrator’s perspective and symbolism. This
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