The Book Thief

Max was interesting from the start meaning his story in general. His whole plan could’ve gone completely wrong. But thanks for someone like Hans Huberman who understand his risks of keeping a Jew in his basement and accepted it. Max is the type of person who didn’t seem like he much so he took the littlest bit for granted. He always made sure Liesel, Rosa, and Hans all ate before they even thought of feeding him. Even if he got scraps he beyond thankful for that. He was similar to Liesel that’s why in the book they got along so well. But they are very different in some ways. Max can be very thoughtful sometimes, like when he was reading the book saying it was a great book. But then started ripping the pages out and painting over them to make a new book for

At the library, she was offered a book by the mayor’s wife multiple times but Liesel declined. After being removed from the job because the mayor couldn’t offered job, Liesel must leave. Though she declined the book many times, she returns to the house to steal food but instead retrieves the book. She steals it for her close friend Rudy. The book itself represents the connection between the two especially Rudy valiantly saves the book after it was almost thrown into a river.

The book “The Book Thief” is a story narrated by death. It is about a girl named Liesel who is nine years old and German. She was given up to Rosa and Hans Hubermann who live in Molching, Germany. The story is taken place in 1939 right after World War II. While Liesel was on the train to Molching she lost her younger brother, this event was very traumatizing for Liesel and scarred her emotionally. In Molching she meets Rudy who falls in love with her. Rosa and Hans house a Jew named Max, but then he

The first of them happens on the Fuhrer (Adolf Hitler)’s birthday. Because of her Hitler Youth group, Liesel is forced to attend the celebration in the town center. There, the people make a large pile of books and belongings and papers, all to be burned and destroyed for entertainment. Here, Liesel is traumatized by the shouts of Communism and destruction. She sneaks away and sits on the steps to wait for Papa. This is finally where Liesel analyzes her mother’s complete disappearance. She realizes that her being gone was of Hitler’s doing, and curses Hitler’s name. The other traumatic event happens at the very end of the novel. Liesel is in her basement writing The Book Thief, which is a summary of her life since she arrived at 33 Himmel Street in her own words. During this time, a bomb is dropped on Molching. This bomb ends up killing Hans and Rosa Hubermann and Rudy Steiner. This moment is when Liesel loses almost everybody who matters to her. Max Vandenburg already had left, her foster parents and best friend are dead, and her mother and brother have long been gone. Readers can see how much this affected Liesel when she doesn’t leave her bed in the Mayor’s house for days. She lets all of this emotion she’s built up pour out when she finds Max Vandenburg in a store and just hugs

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, takes place in 1940s Nazi Germany in the small town of Molching. The main character, Liesel Meminger, takes on a role as the foster child of Hans and Rosa Hubermann. She also meets a young boy named Rudy Steiner, who goes on to be her best friend and lover. In the book, Liesel faces many challenges big and small. From hiding a Jew in the basement to a thieving lifestyle, Liesel has to learn to overcome all of life's problems. Through all of this, she is supported by her foster father Hans Hubermann who is caring to people he barely knows, intelligence despite his lack of education, and generosity even when he has little for himself.

Hans and Rosa Hubermann are driven by bravery throughout the entire course of The Book Thief and are perhaps the most courageous characters within the novel. Hans Hubermann defies the “Furher” (the leader Hitler) by not joining the Nazi Party, despite the amount of pride that is supposed to be associated with it. Hubermann is looked down upon by much of society due to this decision, even his own son, Hans

In The Book Thief, the author, Markus Zusak writes a beautiful story following a young German girl named Liesel who experiences the atrocities that occur during World War II. Early in the book, she is given by her mother to foster parents who raise her as their own. During her childhood, she begins stealing books and learns about the power of words. Throughout the story, she bonds with many people including her neighbors, her foster parents and a Jew hidden in their basement. Most of the characters end up dying due to the horrible living conditions and time period the book takes place in.

Liesel and her family have been hiding a Jew in their basement. During WW2 this was a serious crime. This book started off with liesel stealing books and then takes a plot twist when Max shows up in their house one day. Max and liesel have become really good friends. Liesel has been hanging out with her friend Rudy on the side, and getting into some trouble too.

Every night, she wakes up from the first interaction with death, and sees Hans sitting in a chair instead of the empty bed, reinforcing that she’s not alone, “Shhh, I’m here, it’s all right”(Zusak 36). As a result of being abandoned by her biological family, Liesel discovers comfort by having someone care for her. Soon after, this becomes a routine but one night is different Liesel’s nightmare is the same, she relieves the night of her brother’s death. The girl who woke up in the middle of the night wet her bed, her papa holds her until he too, notices the smell coming from under the sheets which causes him to change her sheets and he finds a book that she picks up during her brother’s funeral. Hans, the kind person he is, asked if Liesel who had recently wet her bed, wants to read the book.

When Liesel steals her first book, she thinks that the mayor's wife saw her. The next time Liesel goes for laundry, she avoids going to the house on Grand Strasse. When Rosa forces Liesel to go back, she is terrified that the mayor's wife will confront her. When she does not, Liesel believes that she is off the hook. After a few weeks

In the second chapter of the book, Liesel starts to really get used to her new life and new foster parents. She also figures out that the person responsible for the deaths in her family was Hitler the person she was dreaming

Although this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, his son left him because of it. However, Hans was a well­loved man by a lot of people. He often shared his cigarettes, painted peoples houses for free, played the accordion, comforted Liesel’s nightmares at very early times of day, and he housed a Jew named Max. ○ Max’s worst moment was when he was hiding from the Nazi’s in the Hubermann’s basement.

Hans may not look like a bad person, but there is always an ugly side hidden in everybody. Throughout the book Hans always seemed like a nice person who did a lot of charitable work. When the Nazis came and painted over people's houses, Hans was the man to go and paint for them for prices as low as just a beverage. There is something that Hans did which may seem like a good deed, but in fact, it showed the more poor side of him. When Hans took Max in, he broke a rule and showed that we was pro for the Jews. It may have seemed like he had a good heart and that we was risking his life for someone whose was worth much less, but he was doing an act which he was not permitted to do. Hans shows us that no matter how good you are, there is always a part of you which has a

With Hans and Max gone, Liesel does her best to go on. She reads to the residents of Himmel Street in the bomb shelter during air raids, thieves with Rudy, and helps Rosa. One night, Rosa shows her the book Max left for her, a book written on painted-over pages of Adolph Hitler's book Mein Kampf. It's called The Word Shaker and includes a story by the same name.

After her arrival on Himmel Street, Liesel is taught how to read and write by her papa, Hans, and begins to understand the importance of words. This leads to further incidents in which she steals 5 other books, many from the library of the mayor and his wife, Ilsa Hermann. With her newfound power, she discovers how to transform her pain into something beautiful