A majority of The Book Thief is set in the basement or under houses. Liesel spends a lot of time in the Huberman’s basement with Max and writing her book as well as reading to her fellow neighbors in the Fielders basement. The setting of the basement highlights the mood and atmosphere of the book. The basements are also under the houses which could represent her subconscious as it is the place where she is more creative and artistic. This is also the place where she has more expression and where
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I have never been so hard to myself for truly reading a book; therefore, when I knew I would have a reading project in Advanced Reading course, I had to go online, searched for some book titles and hoped to find out some which could meet my need. “The Book Thief” appeared to be my best choice at that time because it was a bestseller book, it was highly recommended by a lot of people; moreover, it was set in the time of Nazi Germany, the nightmare of all people in the world and even the German themselves
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different personalities. Whether in real life or in a fictional book, all people have their own feelings, personalities or emotions. All characters from The Book Thief are believable because they all have emotions and that is why they should be considered as believable characters because emotions and feelings are what make those characters realistic. For example, Max Vandenburg, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, are believable from The Book Thief. Max with his anger and Hans and Rosa’s love toward their family
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"The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love" (Hubert H. Humphrey). There is much evidence of this idea that love can make any situation better in The Book Thief. Written by Markus Zusak, The Book Thief is a fictional novel narrated by death that follows the intriguing, yet somber life of a young girl named Liesel Meminger, who lives in Nazi Germany. There are many types of love, the love shared between parent and child, the love shared between friends, and the love felt for a significant
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Matthew Zeppieri Mr. Kilgallin AP English Language 8 August 2012 The Book Thief Questions In the first chapter, I discovered who the narrator was on page 21. It specifically was revealed when the narrator is talking about the dead brother of Liesel Meminger saying, “It was exactly when I knelt down and extracted his soul, holding it limply in my swollen arms” (21). revealing the narrator’s identity as Death. The narrator’s diction on the page can be described as vain due to the fact he doesn’t
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The Book Thief Comparison Essay Liesel Meminger is a smart girl who nearly loses everything she ever loved. On her way to her foster parent’s house her brother dies. Her mother leaves her with people she hardly even knows, but Liesel soon finds something to keep her occupied. She steals books. The first book she stole was a t her brother’s funeral and she stole or “borrowed” books from the mayor’s library. Just as things were becoming better for Liesel, something happened that would change her
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Joshua Steel Death is a Synesthete In The Book Thief Death is personified and described as a Synesthete. Synesthetes experience the world differently. A sound is not just heard; it might be perceived as a color. In the prologues first section “Death and Chocolate” when Death mentions that when you die the only thing he’ll hear “will be my own breathing and the sound of the smell of my footsteps”. In this section Death also tells us about how he personally likes a dark chocolate colored sky (hence
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In the Book Thief, the story is mainly taking place in WWII. This was a time where many Jews were abused and killed in many horrible ways. Most of the time, These Jews would be captured and be taken to Concentration Camps to do work for the Nazis. Sometimes, these Nazi’s would tell some Jews to enter a small room for an unknown reason. When they have everyone in the room they would close the door tight and then kill them in some way. This war started in 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. The war
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“The Book Thief” Movie Reflection People always say 'the book is so much better than the movie'. In The Book Thief’s case, I agree with this statement. In my opinion, I think the original novel that Markus Zusak wrote was more captivating and told the story in a more fascinating way, including narration by Death and many other important details that were not included in the movie. For this reason, the movie did not do the book justice. Unlike the book, it felt like it was rushing through events
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English ISU Presentation Cheat Sheet Emmalee Smith Slide 1: Sarah’s Key & The Book Thief Slide 2: The Comparable Parts Both Sarah’s Key and The Book Thief take place in the 1940’s. Both Sarah and Liesel lost their brothers at a young age. Sarah lost her brother by locking him in a cupboard trying to protect him Liesel lost her brother on the train ride to their new home Both Sarah and Liesel's adopted families were very caring and against the Nazi party Both girls were caring. Sarah
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